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Meanings of shrinking in English
Portuguese
shrinking 
Synonyms
Examples for "shrinkage"
Examples for "shrinkage"
1
The quotient multiplied by 100 will give the per cent of shrinkage.
2
As with any shrinkage of a job base, decline built on decline.
3
The shrinkage didn't improve the definition, but the picture now was arresting.
4
When I replace the shrinkage there is bound to be over seven.
5
The Telegraph is also suffering a continuous shrinkage in circulation as well.
Usage of shrinking in English
1
A leading scientist warned today that Ireland is shrinking year by year.
2
Oil prices have tumbled as result of shrinking demand in Western economies.
3
A shrinking insurance market will drive up costs to consumers, he said.
4
Other national polls have shown Clinton's lead shrinking over the past week.
5
When you do wash jeans, use cold water to help prevent shrinking.
6
Unfortunately, the number of potential buyers for such cars is shrinking daily.
7
Thanks to its one-child policy, China's working age population is already shrinking.
8
Moreover, an increasing number of banks are scrounging at that shrinking pie.
9
I think they did a good job tonight of shrinking the court.
10
Such shrinking violets, however, are less and less common among China's affluent.
11
The economy has also either just stopped shrinking or will do soon.
12
This is happening at a time when punters' disposable income is shrinking.
13
But Wular's shrinking size has become a concern for fishermen, he said.
14
The situation is aggravated by the shrinking of the antibiotic development pipeline.
15
JPMorgan is fighting for business in what has been a shrinking market.
16
It occupied his mind, too, shrinking his vision of the sea clock.
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Frequent collocations
Shrinking through the time
Shrinking across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
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