Term: shrinking: the act of becoming less
Candidate hypernym: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something → 1
Candidate hypernym: awakening: the act of waking → 0
Candidate hypernym: yenta: (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant → 0
Candidate hypernym: mainstream: the prevailing current of thought → 0
Candidate hypernym: injection: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe → 0
Candidate hypernym: licorice fern: fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor → 0
Candidate hypernym: directness: trueness of course toward a goal → 0
Candidate hypernym: club fungus: a club-shaped coral fungus → 0
Candidate hypernym: detachment: a small unit of troops of special composition → 0
Candidate hypernym: parade: a visible display → 0
Candidate hypernym: thessalian: a native or inhabitant of Thessaly → 0