Dread and Shrink

Dread

Dread verb - Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.

Shrink and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrink" instead a verb "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Shrink

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

Dread and shrink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a verb "Shrink".

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

someone dread someone shrink someone
way dread way shrink way
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