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dwindling

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dwin·dle  (dwndl)
v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles
v.intr.
To become gradually less until little remains.
v.tr.
To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease.

[Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwnan, to shrink; see dheu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dwindling - a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
decrease, lessening, drop-off - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
fading away - gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength
Adj.1.dwindling - gradually decreasing until little remains
decreasing - becoming less or smaller
Translations
Spanish dwindling [ˈdwɪndlɪŋ] adj [strength, interest] → menguante; [resources, supplies] → en disminución
French dwindling [ˈdwɪndlɪŋ] adjdécroissant(e)en diminution
German dwindling [ˈdwɪndlɪŋ] dwindle adj (strength, interest) → schwindend;
(resources, supplies) → versiegend

Italian dwindling [ˈdwɪndlɪŋ] adj [strength, interest] → che si affievolisce; [resources, supplies] → in diminuzione

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Anyone coming along the road from Chobham or Wo- king would have been amazed at the sight--a dwindling mul- titude of perhaps a hundred people or more standing in a great irregular circle, in ditches, behind bushes, behind gates and hedges, saying little to one another and that in short, excited shouts, and staring, staring hard at a few heaps of sand.
Though it has not yet finally disappeared, it is dwindling daily.
Farmers began to dread the coming of winter as they saw the dwindling of the timely fruitfulness of the earth.
 
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