The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SHRINKING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
*Contracting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHRINKING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: *Contracting
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- contraction
- shrinking
- downturn
- collapse
- power
- entering
- getting
- handover
- level
- supply
- recruit
Crossword Answer definitions
SHRINKING verb- To cause to become smaller.
- To become smaller; to contract.
- To cower or flinch.
- To draw back; to withdraw.
- To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
- To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
- The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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