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Definition
when something gets shorter or smaller
- In the other walls an X ray of the same woman revealed the contracting journey of the refreshing beverage on its way to her delighted stomach!p. 90.3
contracting = muscles tightening (during swallowing)
There are no more uses of "contract" in Fahrenheit 451.
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