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Definition of shrinkingly : In a shrinking manner.

Synonyms:

indecisively, weakly, shyly, insipidly, uncertainly, halfheartedly, ambivalently, irresolutely, hesitantly, capriciously, shiftily, double-mindedly, impulsively, changeably, tentatively, unsurely, unwillingly, erratically, spinelessly, infirmly, inconsistently

Usage examples:

• " Oh, I don't think we'd better do that," said Ethel Blue shrinkingly. - "Ethel Morton at Chautauqua", Mabell S. C. Smith.
• " Yes, uncle," I said shrinkingly. - "Burr Junior", G. Manville Fenn.
• She met my eager glance shrinkingly. - "A Day Of Fate", E. P. Roe.