What part of speech is shrank?

Shrank can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shrank is a verb, past simple of shrink (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does shrank mean?

Definitions

Verb

shrink - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
shrink - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
shrink - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
shrink - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Noun

shrank - A large highly decorative Dutch or German-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

Examples of shrank

#   Sentence  
1. verb The sweater shrank in the wash.
2. verb My sweater shrank in the wash.
3. verb This dress shrank, and what's more it faded.
4. verb My jeans shrank in the wash.
5. verb The girl shrank back in fear.
6. verb He shrank back in the face of danger.
7. verb I felt as if he shrank from meeting me.
8. verb My jeans shrank.
9. verb My jeans shrank after I washed them.
10. verb That shirt used to look really nice on you, but I think it shrank in the dryer.
11. verb My T-shirt shrank because I washed it.
12. verb My uniform shrank.
13. verb Sami's hair shrank.
14. verb Tom washed his sweater in the washing machine and it shrank.
15. verb My shirt shrank in the washing machine.
Sentence  
verb
The sweater shrank in the wash.
My sweater shrank in the wash.
This dress shrank, and what's more it faded.
My jeans shrank in the wash.
The girl shrank back in fear.
He shrank back in the face of danger.
I felt as if he shrank from meeting me.
My jeans shrank.
My jeans shrank after I washed them.
That shirt used to look really nice on you, but I think it shrank in the dryer.
My T-shirt shrank because I washed it.
My uniform shrank.
Sami's hair shrank.
Tom washed his sweater in the washing machine and it shrank.
My shirt shrank in the washing machine.

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