The boy said nothing, but he shrank slightly from the edge of the table.

The German economy shrank slightly in the last quarter of 2011.

The services trade deficit shrank slightly, to 2.9 billion dollars.

Your cake should now be golden brown and shrinking slightly from the sides.

The German economy actually shrank slightly in the fourth quarter of 1998.

The achievement gap for blacks also appeared to shrink slightly in the city.

She knew what she had to do, and shrank from him slightly.

Her idea was the hot wet cloth might shrink slightly as it dried.

Clara stood shrinking slightly from the touch of the wind, twisting her hair.

Japan's gross national product actually shrank slightly in the last three months of 1991 after the long economic boom.