"A shrinking ___," idiom used to refer to a shy, modest person Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "A shrinking ___," idiom used to refer to a shy, modest person . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VIOLET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VIOLET "A shrinking ___," idiom used to refer to a shy, modest person (6)
4% CITE Refer to (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2025
4% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
4% RAINFOREST Shrinking tropical woodland area (10) Universal Sep 6, 2025
4% ANALYST Expert - shrink? (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 1, 2025
4% HILT Maximum extent, in an idiom (4) New York Times Aug 31, 2025
4% ATLAS Geography reference (5) Commuter Aug 30, 2025
4% ELMO Muppet who refers to himself in the third person (4) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
4% SEEBELOW Reference to a footnote (8) Eugene Sheffer Aug 11, 2025
4% KOI Caught shy fish (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 8, 2025
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