diminish
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
am diminishing
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present progressiveof diminish (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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My Very Dear Friend, … I am diminishing my worldly cares.
From Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey by Joseph Cottle
