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Shrinking vs Recessed - What's the difference?

shrinking | recessed |

As verbs the difference between shrinking and recessed

is that shrinking is present participle of lang=en while recessed is past tense of recess.

As a noun shrinking

is the act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

As an adjective recessed is

set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.

shrinking

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

    • recessed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.
  • withdrawn; secluded
  • * (Maria Edgeworth)
    • comfortably recessed from curious impertinents

    Verb

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  • (recess)

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