diminish
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
diminishing
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present participleof diminish.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Even people who remained physically active showed evidence of diminishing performance as they grew older.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
"No matter what I've said about Christa Pike, I am no way diminishing her crime," Roberts added.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Some of the ways that Tresnjak ups the ante on that daring have diminishing returns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
On top of that, Kedrosky is alarmed, he said, at the model convergence and diminishing returns of large language models’ performance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Their mind-muddying effects were daily diminishing, the Emergency was fading, and minds long closed to truth were opening again, like flowers craving sunlight.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
