Definition of shrunken Shrunken

/ʃɹʌˈŋkʌn/ - [shrungkun] - shrunk•en

We found 6 definitions of shrunken from 4 different sources.

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What does shrunken mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

shrunken - 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"
  shriveled, shrivelled
shrunken - lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "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"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
  shriveled, shrivelled, withered, wizen, wizened
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  • shrunken
    of Shrink
  • shrunken
    p. p. & a. from Shrink.

Part of speech

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  • shrunken, verb, past participle of shrink (infinitive).
  • shrunken, adjective.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

shrunken in sign language
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