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reserved

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???z?vd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???z??vd/
  • Hyphenation: re?served

Verb

reserved

  1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

  1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
    He was a quiet, reserved person.
  2. (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.
    I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:taciturn

Derived terms

  • reserved track
  • reserved word (computing)

Related terms

  • reservedly
  • reservedness

Translations

See also

  • shy

Anagrams

  • deserver, reversed

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shrinking

English

Etymology

shrink +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?????k??/
  • Hyphenation: shrink?ing

Verb

shrinking

  1. present participle of shrink

Noun

shrinking (plural shrinkings)

  1. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
    • 1822, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal (volume 6, page 10)
      [] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence []

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