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Shrinking vs Timorous - What's the difference?

shrinking | timorous | Related terms |

As a verb shrinking

is present participle of lang=en.

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 timorous is

fearful, afraid, timid.

shrinking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

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

    • timorous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * timourous (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fearful, afraid, timid
  • * by
    • Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
    Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
  • * , Episode 16
    • He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.

    Synonyms

    * (fearful) fearful, shy, timid

    Antonyms

    * (fearful) daredevil, dauntless, reckless