Shrunk | Word Shrunk at Open Dictionary of English by LearnThat Foundation

Verb (used without object) : to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. ,This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water
Her mind shrunk from the idea of uniting her daughter to the murderer of her father.
She shrunk from a remonstrance she conceived she had merited, and regarded herself to be henceforth either culpable or unhappy.
But for your perseverance and your faithful belief in the value of Manson's induction, you would have shrunk from the difficulties.

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