"shrink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

shrink verbo

shrink + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
shrink tumors • shrink government • shrink the Kids • shrink one's work force • shrink the size • ...
verbo + shrink
Kolokacji: 6
seem to shrink • begin to shrink • continue to shrink • cause to shrink • begin shrinking • ...
shrink + preposición
Kolokacji: 30
shrink from • shrink by • shrink into • shrink down • shrink to • ...
(1) from, by, into, down, to, ...
Kolokacji: 15
1. shrink during = kurczyć się podczas shrink during
2. shrink under = skurcz się poniżej shrink under
3. shrink before = psychoanalityk wcześniej shrink before
4. shrink about = psychoanalityk około shrink about
5. shrink within = psychoanalityk wewnątrz shrink within
6. shrink after = skurcz się potem shrink after
7. shrink through = skurcz się całkowicie shrink through
8. shrink behind = psychoanalityk z tyłu shrink behind
9. shrink around = psychoanalityk około shrink around
10. shrink inside = psychoanalityk wewnątrz shrink inside
  • The mayor and the chief of police seemed to shrink inside their clothes when they heard the outcome of the election.
  • The wizards tried to shrink inside their robes, like upright turtles.
  • She had been nineteen when her mother died, old enough to notice how poor old Pa seemed to shrink inside himself at the time.
  • She found herself shrinking inside herself at the openness of it all.
  • And with every step they took, she shrank further inside herself.
  • He tucked his hands behind his desk and seemed to shrink inside himself.
  • Squirley seemed to shrink a little inside his skin.
  • I could feel the Wolf shrinking inside me, ready to whine.
  • Rather than shrinking inside her, his inflamed member held its stiffness.
11. shrink toward = kurczyć się w kierunku shrink toward
12. shrink beneath = psychoanalityk poniżej shrink beneath
13. shrink below = psychoanalityk poniżej shrink below
14. shrink up = psychoanalityk w górę shrink up
15. shrink despite = kurczyć się pomimo shrink despite
shrink + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 27
shrink away • shrink rapidly • shrink further • shrink dramatically • steadily shrink • ...

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