shrink back

UK
/ʃrɪŋk bæk/
US
/ʃrɪŋk bæk/
shrink backverb
shrank back
Past Simple
shrunk back
Past Participle
shrinking back
Gerund
UK
/ʃrɪŋk bæk/
US
/ʃrɪŋk bæk/
Traductions
She would shrink back whenever someone raised their voice.
Она отпрянет всякий раз, когда кто-то повышает голос.
He would shrink back in fear when the thunder roared.
Он сжался от страха, когда гремел гром.
Traductions supplémentaires
Définitions
To move away or retreat from something in fear or disgust.
She shrank back when the dog barked loudly at her.
Synonymes