# shrunk

Pronunciation: US say "SHRUNK" /ʃɹʌŋk/; AUS

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of shrink. As a simple past it is less formal than shrank. — simple past and past participle of shrink
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of shrink. For the past tense, shrank is more common in careful writing.
   - _The lake shrunk during the long drought that summer._
   - _The company's profits have shrunk for three straight quarters._

## Adjective

2. Reduced in size from an earlier or normal state; contracted or made smaller.
   - Simple: Made smaller in size than it was before, often by heat or water.
   - _The shrunk leather had hardened and cracked over the years._
   - _Years in storage left the old felt hat shrunk and misshapen._

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