1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrink.

2. (a. & n.) from Shrink.

Olympian Sanforizing aloof aseptic atrophy attenuation backward bashful bashfulness blank boggle boggling chilled chilly cold compunction constrained consumption cool cowardly declining demur demurral demurring detached diffidence diffident diminishing discreet distant drying drying up dwindling dying ebbing emaceration emaciation expressionless fading falter faltering fearful fearing fearsome forbidding frigid frosty goosy guarded hesitance hesitancy hesitant hesitating hesitation icy impassive impersonal in fear inaccessible introverted jumpy modest modesty mousy nervous objection offish parching pause preshrinkage protest qualm qualm of conscience qualmish qualmishness quiet rabbity receding recoil remote removed repressed reserved restrained reticent retiring retreating scary scruple scrupulosity scrupulous scrupulousness searing shaky shivery shrinkage shriveling shy shyness sinking skittery skittish squeamish standoff standoffish startlish stickling subdued suppressed thinning timid timorous trembling tremulous trepidant trigger-happy unaffable unapproachable uncongenial undemonstrative unexpansive ungenial waning wasting withdrawn withering