dwindling away

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dwindling away - a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"

dwindling

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

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