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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According to Gus Hall’s obituary in the New York Times in 2000, Communist Party enrollment “had dwindled to about 3,000, down from a peak of about 66,000 in 1939.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
As those policies have dwindled, the clearing yield must rise to attract other buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Not because their love for the sport dwindled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The UK's armed forces have dwindled since the end of the cold war.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The others waited huddled together, watching until Boromir and Aragorn dwindled into black specks in the whiteness.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
