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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As supplies dwindled, the couple said they made an attempt to find food by crossing through minefields earlier this month.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
As free cash flow has dwindled, many of the biggest AI companies have been forced to turn to the capital markets for financing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The population of Kherson has dwindled from over 250,000 to about 65,000 since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which will enter its sixth year in February.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The conglomerate era, it should be recalled, dwindled away in the 1980s, when investors recognized that in most cases the parts were more valuable than the whole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
By the time the little column had dwindled in the distance, the eastern sky had gone from black to grey and the snow was falling heavily.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
