Unscramble shrunken

Definition of shrunken

adjective:

• lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie; "the old woman's shriveled skin", "he looked shriveled and ill", "a shrunken old man", "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws", "he did well despite his withered arm", "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair". Synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled, withered, wizen, wizened.
• reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm", "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled", "the dollar's shrunken buying power". Synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled.

verb:

• wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled". Synonyms: shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither.
• draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf". Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince.
• reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater", "Can you shrink this image?". Synonyms: reduce, shrink.
• become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank", "The balloon shrank". Synonyms: contract, shrink. Antonyms: expand, stretch.
• decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank", "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me". Synonyms: shrink, shrivel.

Related words

atrophy, blast, contract, depopulate, desolate, downsize, flex, miniaturise, miniaturize, mummify, reduce, reef, retract.

Rhymes with

drunken, duncan, sunken.