dwindleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈdwɪn.dəl/us/ˈdwɪn.dəl/to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number:
The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- miniaturize
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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dwindling
adjective uk/ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ/us/ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ/
dwindling numbers/supplies