How to Pronounce "shrunken"
word
ˈʃɹəŋkən
SHRUNG-kuhn
ʃɹˈʌŋkən
shRUNK-uhn
Definition
Made smaller than normal because of shrinking, often due to heat, age, or drying out. Commonly describes clothes, body parts, or objects that have lost size.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃɹəŋkən
British English
ʃɹˈʌŋkən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHRUNG-kuhn
UK
shRUNK-uhn
Listen in Context
My sweater is shrunken after washing it in hot water.
The fruit looked old and shrunken.
She held a shrunken doll in her hands.
These jeans are all shrunken now—they barely fit me!