Talking about clothes shrinking: “I can’t get them on because they’ve ________ (too much).” [Early QRs (as OO37a): Shrink: “My wool socks have ________ so that I can’t wear them.”]
| SHRUNK | 777 |
| SHRANK | 124 |
| SHRUNKEN | 51 |
| DRAWED UP | 37 |
| SRUNK | 18 |
| DRAWN UP | 15 |
| SHRUNK UP | 12 |
| NR | 11 |
| SHRINKED | 9 |
| SRANK | 5 |
| DREW UP | 4 |
| SHRANKED | 2 |
| SHRANKEN | 2 |
| SHRINK | 2 |
| SHWANK | 2 |
| SWANK | 2 |
| DONE SHRUNK TOO MUCH AND GOT TOO LITTLE | 1 |
| DRAW UP | 1 |
| SHRANK UP | 1 |
| SHRINKEN | 1 |
| SHRUNK TOO SMALL | 1 |
| SHTRUNK | 1 |
| SRANKED | 1 |
| SWRANK | 1 |
| SWUNK | 1 |
| THEY ARE SHRUNKEN | 1 |
| THEY’RE SHRUNKEN | 1 |
| THEY’RE TOO SMALL | 1 |
| THICKENED UP | 1 |
| TOO TIGHT | 1 |
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