shorten

Phonetic Respelling: [ shawr-tn ]

Definition:

v. reduce in length or duration

Sentence:

My teacher wanted me to shorten my essay.

More example sentences:

My teacher wanted me to shorten my essay.

Hear it

Muscle tissue can contract or shorten.

Hear it

How did Amelia Bedelia shorten the dresses?

Hear it

What did the sweater do when Millie started to flatten and shorten it?

Hear it

Synonyms:

reduce; cut down; trim

Antonyms:

lengthen

Shorten rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • borten
  • borton
  • corten
  • dorton
  • forton
  • gorton
  • horten
  • horton
  • korten
  • lorton
  • morten
  • morton
  • norton
  • orten
  • orton
  • thorton
  • warton
  • wharton
  • whorton
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • mcnorton
  • throgmorton