shrink back (English, verb)
expansion: shrink back (third-person singular simple present shrinks back, present participle shrinking back, simple past shrank back or shrunk back, past participle shrunk back or shrunken back)
Senses:
glosses: To back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.
Forms:
form: shrinks back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shrinking back
tags: participle
present
form: shrank back
tags: past
form: shrunk back
tags: past
form: shrunk back
tags: participle
past
form: shrunken back
tags: participle
past