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Dwindle (Verb)

Meaning

Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The water supply began to dwindle as the drought entered its tenth month.
  • With the rise of digital media, the readership of print newspapers has steadily dwindled over the years.
  • Her motivation to continue the project dwindle once she faced a series of setbacks.
  • As the economy struggled to recover, the country's international influence slowly began to dwindle.
  • Years of neglect and lack of maintenance had caused the once-thriving garden to dwindle to almost nothing.

Synonyms

  • Dwindle Away
  • Dwindle Down

Hypernyms

  • Diminish
  • Fall
  • Lessen

Related Words

  • Dwindling (noun)
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