dwindle
verb (used without object)
to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away.
dwindled
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past participleof dwindle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dwindle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dwindleverb (used without object)to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away.
Example Sentences
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But after months and an unusually hot summer, their numbers dwindled - with no sign that the government was meeting their demands.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Since Thursday, the number of aircraft on the ground at Riyadh Airport has dwindled from 134 to 38 as of noon Wednesday, according to tracking data from Flightradar24.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Over the past few sessions, trading volume has dwindled, while major indexes have mostly drifted sideways.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
With far less snowmelt than usual feeding the Colorado River, inflows dwindled, and the second-largest reservoir in the United States fell to record-low levels in late August and early September.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Their population dwindled and they slowly died out, except perhaps for one or two members who joined their Sapiens neighbours.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
