Shrunk vs. Shrunken — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Shrunk and Shrunken
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Shrunk
A past tense and a past participle of shrink.
Shrunken
A past participle of shrink.
Shrunk
Simple past tense and past participle of shrink
Shrunken
Past participle of shrink
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Shrunken
Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
Shrunk
Reduced in size by being drawn together;
The shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear
Shrunken
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness;
The old woman's shriveled skin
He looked shriveled and ill
A shrunken old man
A lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws
He did well despite his withered arm
A wizened little man with frizzy gray hair
Shrunken
Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity;
Our shriveled receipts during the storm
As the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
The dollar's shrunken buying power
Shrunken
Reduced in size by being drawn together;
The shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear
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