The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VIOLET , but the solution may also be CRINGER which is one of the most recent solution (1992 in New York Times).
Shrinking one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VIOLET | 50 % | 6 |
| CRINGER | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shrinking one
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bear
- fall
- recoil
- support
- coy
- wash
- cringe
- dread
- fade
- develop
- closing
- contractility
Crossword Answer definitions
VIOLET noun- A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- The bulb of such a plant.
- The genus as a whole.
- A ball.
- A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
- A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
- A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- A bluish-purple colour resembling that of most V. odorata.
- Clothes and vestments of such a colour.
- (perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
- Having a bluish-purple colour.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result VIOLET
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- A rainbow's end?
- Rainbow's innermost
- ROY G BIV member
- Rainbow colour
- Part of ROY G. BIV
- One end of the spectrum
- End of a rainbow?