dwindle

Speech parts

1. dwindle - Noun

2. dwindle - Verb

Meaning

To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.

To make less; to bring low.

To break; to disperse.

The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bate deflate contract decline decrease decay collapse diminished dissolve disappear diminish diminishing deteriorate dwindling atrophy
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Antonyms

bloom increase appear diffusing burgeon develop
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Hypernyms

fall decrease diminish lessen

Derivatives

dwindled dwindling

Examples

Her savings dwindled down Source: Internet

After Thorpe's departure in 1979, the group's success began to dwindle. Source: Internet

As the absentee ballots were counted in the two weeks following Election Day, GOP Senate candidates saw their leads dwindle and disappear. Source: Internet

As patients flood hospitals and intensive-care resources dwindle, health care workers could step into a grey area where they must choose between caring for the patient before them, and considering the greater good of society as a whole. Source: Internet

As space and supplies dwindle and coronavirus cases spike, medical workers in the epicenter of the crisis are scrambling to keep pace—and bracing for things to get worse. Source: Internet

Davis, p. 245 Although Crane was confident among peers, strong negative reviews of the recently published The Third Violet were causing his literary reputation to dwindle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dwimmer-crafty dwimmercraft dwimmery dwindle away dwindle down dwindlement