shrunk vs shrank :

shrunk vs shrank

shrunk or shrank

Shrink, shrank, shrunk are three forms of the same verb. To shrink means to become smaller. Shrank is the past tense, and shrunk is the past participle.

"I’m so sad because I washed my favorite sweater in hot water, and it shrank."
"I have shrunk clothes in the past, so I should have known better!"


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  • Newspaper hopes for sunshine
    36 solar panels installed to power the printing plant Every day you see blue sky over Smith River, the Del Norte Triplicate is saving a considerable sum on the electricity bill at its printing plant. The newspaper recently installed 36 solar panels behind the plant at 200 Timber Blvd., and since they were activated, average daily electricity costs have shrunk from $38 to $23, said Triplicate ...
    June 15, 2013 - The Daily Triplicate
  • Garrison commander takes over on Arsenal
    For the first time in years, a uniformed officer took command of the Rock Island Arsenal garrison Tuesday, with all participants acknowledging a difficult fiscal environment that already has shrunk the garrison's budget in half.
    June 12, 2013 - Quad-City Times
  • FEMA posts new flood maps for Staten Island's Sandy-socked neighborhoods
    The "V Zone," the most vulnerable and most expensive when it comes to flood insurance, has shrunk considerably.
    June 10, 2013 - Staten Island Advance
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  • Weyerhaeuser finds a big deal in its back yard
    On the way to becoming a real estate investment trust in 2010, Weyerhaeuser got out of the fine paper business, closed mills and factories, sold its containerboard, packaging and recycling business and shrank its workforce by 70 percent. There seemed to be little left to see from this one-time titan
    June 17, 2013 - Seattle Times
  • Celebrating the life of a champion for the voiceless
    Marianne Genetti wasn't the sort of woman who shrank from a challenge. And that meant she wasn't always the most popular person in the room.        
    June 14, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel
  • Celebrating the life of a champion for the voiceless
    Marianne Genetti wasn't the sort of woman who shrank from a challenge. And that meant she wasn't always the most popular person in the room.        
    June 14, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel