dwindle
verb (used without object)
to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away.
were dwindling
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past progressiveof dwindle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The owner of a Sri Lankan shipping repair company that dispatched a team to an Iranian ship just before the onset of the new restrictions found that provisions on the tanker were dwindling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Indeed, it was as late as February last season that many were saying City’s trophy chances were dwindling.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Medical supplies were dwindling to nothing and the 11-year-old had to be taken off the ICU unit when a more urgent case came in.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023
The fact that OR mass blockades were dwindling in the Bay Area, at least for the time being, was a win for clinic defenders.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023
They were dwindling away like sands in a glass.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
