dwindle
verb (used without object)
to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away.
am dwindling
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present progressiveof dwindle (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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I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!
From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
I am dwindling to a peddling chamber-chaplain,Who hunts for crabs and ballads in maids’ sleeves,I, who have shuffled kingdoms.
From The Saint's Tragedy by Charles Kingsley
