Answer:

shrank

Answer	Crossword Clue
SHRANK	Grew smaller
SHRANK	Contracted
SHRANK	Downsized

SHRANK	Fared badly in a dryer
SHRANK	Dwindled
SHRANK	Got smaller
SHRANK	Shouldn't have been in the dryer, maybe
SHRANK	Recoiled
SHRANK	Betrayed fear
SHRANK	Got smaller in the wash
SHRANK	Shied away

SHRANK	Shriveled
SHRANK	Quailed.
SHRANK	Flinched.
SHRANK	Contradicted.
SHRANK	Contracted.
SHRANK	Drew back (from).
SHRANK	Drew back
SHRANK	Quailed

SHRANK	Diminished
SHRANK	Became smaller
SHRANK	Reduced
SHRANK	Shouldn't have been in the dryer?
SHRANK	Succeeded on a crash diet?
SHRANK	Shouldn't have been in the dryer, perhaps
SHRANK	Opposite of expanded