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Meanings of shrink from in English

Spanish
esquivar

Avoid (one's assigned duties)

esquivar
Usage of shrink from in English
1
Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today.
The Guardian
2
The competition will shrink from January, leaving seven players with nationwide presence.
Reuters
3
I never shrink from personal discomfort: I never refuse to sacrifice myself.
Vanity Fair
4
But the medical school laboratory seems to shrink from the public scrutiny.
An Ethical Problem / Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentat...
5
In spite of their prejudices, they did not shrink from applying it.
Vane of the Timberlands
6
Well, Thomas, if we must we must; but I shrink from it.
Minnie's Sacrifice
7
The things that I love you shrink from as dull and tiresome.
Beulah
8
You shrink from the hards of life which I steer happily through.
The Half-Hearted
9
Yet I shrink from her ever since that day on the moor-side.
The Poor Clare
10
He had already begun to shrink from the companionship of his family.
Without a Home
11
He knew the risk he ran, but did not shrink from it.
The Tragedy of St. Helena
12
Once the conflict had been joined, he did not shrink from bloodshed.
Lloyd George: The Man and His Story
13
She had seemed to shrink from him and fade out of sight.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 / A Magazin...
14
He was not a man to shrink from the call of duty.
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
15
It was not in Emily's nature to shrink from a plain reply.
"I Say No"
16
You shrink from your only comfortable alternative, if the career winks out.
The Price She Paid
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Translations for shrink from
Spanish
esquivar
Shrink from through the time
Shrink from across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common