verb
- past participle of shrink; became smaller in size
- past tense of shrink; became smaller in size
Usage: less common than ‘shrank’ for past tense
Examples
- My sweater has shrunk in the wash.
- The company has shrunk its workforce by twenty percent.
- The lake has shrunk due to the drought.
- His confidence shrunk after the criticism.
- The tumor had shrunk after treatment.
- The fabric shrunk when exposed to heat.