encoger
Meanings
Verb
1. to shrink
2. to contract
3. to intimidate
4. to shrug (reflexive)
5. to crouch, to cringe (reflexive)
Examples16
encogerse de hombros
to shrug one's shoulders
Tom se encogió.
Tom flinched.
Se encogió porque yo lo lavé.
It shrank because I washed it.
Él se encogió de hombros.
He shrugged his shoulders.
Él simplemente se encogió de hombros.
He just shrugged his shoulders.
Ella se encogió de hombro.
She shrugged her shoulders.