What is the meaning of shrinking?

noun

• Process or result of becoming less or smaller.
  • usage: "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
  • synonyms: shrinkage
• The act of becoming less.

verb

• Wither, as with a loss of moisture.
  • usage: "The fruit dried and shriveled"
  • synonyms: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
• Draw back, as with fear or pain.
  • usage: "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
  • synonyms: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
• Reduce in size; reduce physically.
  • usage: "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image"
  • synonyms: shrink, reduce
• Become smaller or draw together.
  • usage: "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
  • synonyms: shrink, contract
• Decrease in size, range, or extent.
  • usage: "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
  • synonyms: shrink, shrivel