dwindle
verb (used without object)
to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away.
dwindles
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present tense formof dwindle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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With hydropower accounting for 80 percent of production as of 2024, supply dwindles in the dry season from March to August.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
As AI models grow more sophisticated, the need for additional authoritative data on which to train them has become more urgent—even as the supply of undigested, commercially available writing dwindles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
But a lack of seeds and other food for mice might mean that prey dwindles over time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
As time dwindles, the Internal Revenue Service has received over 1 million fewer income-tax returns compared to the same point a year ago.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
“His wife is ill, and he has closed his shop. My business dwindles daily. I have already lost one of my lads, gone with his family to Wilmington.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
