"shrink back from sth" in German to shrink back from sth. vor etw. zurückschrecken Detailed translations for "shrink back from sth" to shrink back from sth. to shrink back from sth.(also: to flinch from sth., to shy from sth., to shy away from sth., to boggle at sth.) vor etw. zurückschrecken{intransitive verb}