shrink from

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

As competition intensifies, Jensen expects the proportion of traders considered to have an edge to shrink from 3% to potentially below 1%. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Seattle handled New England 29-13 in the most recent SB and is favored again, though the line had shrunk from an opening 4 1/2 to a field goal as of midday Tuesday. — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Cycle times compress as campaign creation and outreach development shrink from weeks to minutes. — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026

The Polesine Fishermen’s Cooperative Consortium's revenues fell 75% to 15 million euros ($17 million) in 2024 and 2025; the cooperative's active members also shrank from 1,500 to 850. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for shrink from

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