he was shrinking

Past progressive he/she conjugation of shrink.

shrink

rétrécir

intransitive verb

1. (become smaller)

a. rétrécir (clothing, fabric)

b. se contracter (wood)

c. se réduire (area, forest)

d. diminuer (budget, income, sales, profits)

e. se réduire (market)

f. se replier (economy)

g. rapetisser (tumour)

2. (recoil)

a. reculer

He shrank against the wall.Il a reculé jusqu'à toucher le mur.

transitive verb

3. (wool, clothing)

a. (faire) rétrécir

noun

4. (informal) (psychiatrist, psychoanalyst)

a. psy (m)

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