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Shrewmice
- noun - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
Shrieking
- verb - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
- sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
- utter a shrill cry
Shrilling
- verb - a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles
- utter a shrill cry
Shrinking
- verb - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
- decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
- draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
- reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
- the act of becoming less
- wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Shrouding
- verb - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
- form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
- wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"
Shrubbier
- adjective - of or relating to or resembling a shrub
Shrugging
- verb - raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
Shuffling
- verb - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
- move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
- walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"