Quiet and Shrinking

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Quiet adjective - Free from disturbing noise or uproar.

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Shrinking and quiet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrinking" instead an adjective "Quiet".

Nearby Words: quietly, quieten, quiescent, quieted, quietness

Shrinking noun - The act of becoming less.

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Quiet and shrinking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quiet" instead an adjective "Shrinking".

Nearby Words: shrink, shrinkage, shrinked

Extremely quiet and timid, Shinobu will frequently end up mumbling her comments, only to end up shrinking from how boisterous the response is... even if it's positive.

Source: Shrinking Violet / Anime and Manga
Fluttershy seems to get this harder than anyone else, since she's such a quiet-voiced shrinking violet.

Source: Dude, Where's My Respect?
She or he might be quieter or plainer, though usually they are only quiet or plain by comparison to their obnoxious other sibling, and doesn't qualify as a Shrinking Violet or The Quiet One at all.

Source: Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling

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