縮ちぢみ込こむ

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

shrink; contract; diminish in size

Rare intransitive verb meaning to shrink or contract, often with a nuance of shrinking into oneself or becoming smaller. Similar to 縮む but less common.

See also: 縮む

• 寒さむさで体からだが縮ちぢみ込こむように感かんじた。

  I felt my body shrink up from the cold.

• 洗せん濯たくでセーターが縮ちぢみ込こんでしまった。

  The sweater shrank up in the wash.