Pruning and Shrinking

Pruning

Pruning noun - The act of trimming a plant.
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Shrinking and pruning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrinking" instead a noun "Pruning".

Nearby Words: prune, pruned

Shrinking

Shrinking noun - The act of becoming less.
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Pruning and shrinking are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Pruning" with "Shrinking", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: shrink, shrinkage, shrinked
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