verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

shrink away

shrink away · shrinks away · shrank away / shrunk away · shrunk away · shrinking away

To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy awayTo draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away.

» He had but one desire: to shrink away and live among the lights and shadows.

У него было лишь одно желание: сорваться прочь и жить среди огней и теней.

Meaning

1 senses

1 sentences

He had but one desire: to shrink away and live among the lights and shadows.
ruУ него было лишь одно желание: сорваться прочь и жить среди огней и теней. — astynk
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shrinks away, shrinking away, shrank away, shrunk away

irregular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	shrink away
he, she, it	shrinks away

all persons

shrank away

I, you, we, they	have shrunk away
he, she, it	has shrunk away

all persons

will shrink away

4 phrasal verbs

3 lessons