dwindle
verb (used without object), dwin·dled, dwin·dling.
verb (used with object), dwin·dled, dwin·dling.
Origin of dwindle
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Related Words for dwindling
decline, abate, ebb, wane, lessen, drop, subside, wither, decrease, sink, fade, fall, decay, diminish, shrivel, shrink, weaken, bate, drain, taperExamples from the Web for dwindling
Contemporary Examples of dwindling
After two decades of dwindling influence, NATO is refreshed and energized by the growing threat on its eastern flank.
In Wild Ones, you talk about the dwindling numbers of several species.
They can exacerbate splits within a ruling leadership, foment popular unrest, or expedite a dwindling current account.
Think thirtysomething single women are the only ones stressed about their dwindling options for marriage and kids?
The yakuza are dwindling from public view: it will be a long time before they are really gone---if ever.
Historical Examples of dwindling
Cave-walls and roof all shrinking, dwindling, drawing down upon him.
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
Great distances here, in relation to the giant globe, were dwindling!
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
My poor father's health and his income were dwindling together.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
Even the thunder had rolled away, dwindling to a deep mutter.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
Below him was a shrinking, dwindling landscape, wind-swept and desolate.