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How to pronounce “shrinking”
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Pronunciation guide for shrinking
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shrinking with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Dr. Kat Arney
perspective of growing and shrinking populations,
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of shrink
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce shrinking
Dr. Kat Arney

perspective of growing and shrinking populations,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shrinking”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of shrink
- [Adjective]
- Shy and retiring.
- [Noun]
- The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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