shrink from

phrasal verb

shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from

: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)

He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.

She won't shrink from the task.

Examples of shrink from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leo: Dramatic, Magnetic, Iconic Leos are ruled by the sun and should never shrink from the spotlight. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2025

Where others shrink from its narrow turns, devilishly abrasive surface and punishing length, Gordon embraced Darlington. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025

Russia has had to tap reserves in its National Wealth Fund, which has shrunk from $135 billion in January 2022 to just $35 billion this past May. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025

Total coal capacity is expected to shrink from around 167 GW currently to around 133 GW by 2035 as outdated plants close. —Gavin Maguire, Reuters, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for shrink from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum
• come