the golden doorknob, which was as small as a thumbtack. but as soon as he touched it, he felt like he was…

the golden doorknob, which was as small as a thumbtack. but as soon as he touched it, he felt like he was shooting down an elevator at the speed of light. \im shrinking!\ he said. within seconds, he was only as tall as a blade of grass. turnip blinked with eyes as big as planets. he sniffed cyrus curiously and then meowed at him. to cyrus, the sound was louder than a siren, and he jammed his hands over his ears. however, turnip wanted to play. with a huge paw, he swiped at cyrus, nearly knocking him over. \take it easy, turnip,\ cyrus peeped in his new squeaky voice. \its me, your best friend!\ cyrus inched backwards as turnips enormous tail flicked with excitement. turnips giant paw zoomed toward him again. cyrus quickly dove out of the way. that was close! he thought. cyrus was scared. thinking quickly, he ran back to the tree. he banged on the purple door and turned the golden doorknob. maybe inside he would find a way to get back to normal. now, look at the verb in bold. revise the sentence to use a stronger verb that makes sense in the story. \im shrinking!\ he _______. mumbled gasped mentioned

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