# shrinking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,345

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of shrink

## Etymology
From shrink + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **sinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-sinking)
- **striking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-striking)
- **stinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-stinking)
- **sprinting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-sprinting)
- **springing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-springing)
- **stringing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-stringing)
- **sprinkling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrinking-vs-sprinkling)
- **shining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-shrinking)
- **shrieking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrieking-vs-shrinking)

## Common misspellings (15)
`hsrinking`, `shhrinking`, `shirnking`, `shrikning`, `shrinikng`, `shrinkign`, `shrinkingg`, `shrinkinng`, `shrinkking`, `shrinknig`, `shrinnking`, `shrniking`, `shrrinking`, `srhinking`, `sshrinking`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shrinking