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to shrink in horror

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  • Shrink — Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and probably… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shrink´ing|ly — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …   Useful english dictionary

  • shrink´a|ble — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shrink ray — In science fiction, a shrink ray is any device which uses energy to reduce the physical size of matter.In media: *In In the Belly of the Boss , the third segment of The Simpsons Halloween special episode Treehouse of Horror XV , the Simpson… …   Wikipedia

  • horror — /hawr euhr, hor /, n. 1. an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror. 2. anything that causes such a feeling: killing …   Universalium

  • shrink — 1 verb past tense shrank past participle shrunk /Sr k/ 1 (I, T) to become smaller or to make something smaller through the effects of heat or water: Hot water shrinks woollen clothes. | Will it shrink if I wash it? see also: pre­shrunk, shrunken… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • horror — hor•ror [[t]ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr [/t]] n. 1) an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back in horror[/ex] 2) anything that causes such a feeling 3) a strong aversion;… …   From formal English to slang

  • horror — /ˈhɒrə / (say horuh) noun 1. a shuddering fear or abhorrence; a painful emotion excited by something frightful or shocking: to shrink back in horror. 2. anything that excites such a feeling: the horrors of war. 3. a character, look, appearance,… …  

  • Louisa Stuart Costello — (October 9, 1799 April 24, 1870), author, was born in Paris, France, near the Seine River (per her death certificate).She had no true home, but wandered place to place staying with friends and acquaintances. Her brother Dudley Costello (b. 1803… …   Wikipedia

  • Shrank — Shrink Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shrinking — Shrink Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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