diminish
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
has been diminishing
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present perfect progressiveof diminish (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In recent years though, Skype has been diminishing as its owner Microsoft focussed on Teams.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
The alpine snowpack that feeds the river has been diminishing and was melting earlier this year.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2021
The alpine snowpack that feeds the river has been diminishing and melting earlier in the year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
But there is reason to think that respect for science has been diminishing over the past decades.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
Laplace believed he had accounted for this phenomenon by the fact that the eccentricity of the earth's orbit has been diminishing throughout these 3,000 years.
From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
