adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A gradual reduction to nothing.
2. 2
   a becoming gradually less wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dwindle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   declining; growing less

   "There is dwindling support for New Labour."

Adjective

1. 1
   gradually decreasing until little remains wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

at restcalmcatabasiscloisteredcollapsecoming apart

Example

More examples

"From a walk in the park it turned into a descent into maelstrom followed by a dwindling spiral of inadequate resources and insufficient time."

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