Sens: shrinking'shrink·ing || 'ʃrɪŋʃkɪŋn. rétrécissement, contraction, un bond en arrièreʃrɪŋkn. psychanalyste; psychiatre(argot); contraction; se froissé un musclev. rétrécir; diminuer; compacter; reculer; se rétracter
shrinking Idiome
no shrinking violet
a bold woman, not a timid woman Barb will defend her rights. She's no shrinking violet.
shrinking violet
(See no shrinking violet)
shrinking violet, a
shrinking violet, a An extremely shy person, as in She was a shrinking violet until she went away to college. This metaphoric idiom refers to the flower, but the precise allusion is unclear, since violets thrive under a variety of conditions and often are considered a garden weed. [Early 1900s]
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