shrink away (English, verb)
expansion: shrink away (third-person singular simple present shrinks away, present participle shrinking away, simple past shrank away or shrunk away, past participle shrunk away or shrunken away)
Senses:
glosses: To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away.
Forms:
form: shrinks away
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shrinking away
tags: participle
present
form: shrank away
tags: past
form: shrunk away
tags: past
form: shrunk away
tags: participle
past
form: shrunken away
tags: participle
past