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shrump.

To shrink, shrivel.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To shrink, shrivel.

    dialectal
  2. To shiver from cold.

    dialectal
  3. To shrug (the shoulders).

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”)), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *skrimpan. Related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.

noun
  1. A pile of leaves with a mushroom underneath.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Blend of mushroom + hump.

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