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Significados de shrink back en inglés

To retreat unwillingly and/or suddenly, often caused by sudden pain, shock, scare, fright, surprise, or similar.

      Pull away from a source of disgust or fear.

            Uso de shrink back en inglés
            1
            I tried to shrink back, an impossible feat in my current condition.
            Monster Hunter International
            2
            The fair occupants of the box are frightened, and timidly shrink back.
            Second Book of Tales
            3
            It is the uncertain that causes us to tremble and shrink back.
            The Home Mission
            4
            But a glance from Bright-Wits caused him to shrink back in alarm.
            Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore
            5
            She did not shrink back, though the pupils of her eyes dilated.
            The Shuttle
            6
            She tried to shrink back, but there was no place to go.
            Quest for honour
            7
            We all shrink back, guns aimed in the direction of the laughter.
            The Fearless
            8
            His face was close to hers, but Barbara did not shrink back.
            The Patrician
            9
            We shall not timidly shrink back, but let justice take its course.
            Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
            10
            Seeing a man with a gun made them only shrink back further.
            Storm Front
            11
            Ben felt the G'home Gnomes shrink back behind his legs, muttering guardedly.
            Wizard at Large
            12
            The girls shrink back as if contamination itself had come among them.
            Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations /...
            13
            Mother Dark would shrink back, all her secrets revealed, every flaw exposed.
            Forge of Darkness
            14
            On waking, she looked in the glass, only to shrink back in horror.
            Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
            15
            She wanted to cry; she wanted to shrink back into herself.
            Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians: A Story for Yo...
            16
            Mademoiselle sighed, and seemed to shrink back into the shadows of the carriage.
            The Trampling of the Lilies
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            Reino Unido
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