We've made great inroads into solving the problem, but our resources dwindle and the end is not in sight.
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Dwindle
Synonyms for "dwindle" (141 found)
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Related words (70)
halthidelanguishleave no traceleave the scenelet uplose strengthlullmeltmelt awaymoderatemoldermove awaymove offpacifypasspass awaypass outpeakperish
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peter outplummetplungepull awayquiescequietquietenrecedereduceremitretireretire from sightretreatretrocederun downrun lowsagshrivel upsinksink awaysoothestand offstopsubsidesuffer an eclipsetail offtapertaper offthintrailtranquilizevanishvanish from sightwanewasteweakenwearwear awaywiden the distancewiltwithdrawwitherwither awaywizen
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9 entriesTranslations
79 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- свивам се verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- смалявам се verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Catalan
3 entries- afeblir-se verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- disminuir verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- minvar verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 減少 /减少 verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- 縮小 /缩小 verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Czech
2 entries- ubývat verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- zmenšovat se verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Dutch
3 entries- krimpen verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- smelten verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- verdwijnen verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Finnish
3 entries- haipua verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- huveta verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- vähetä verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
French
4 entries- diminuer verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- disparaître verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- décroître verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- fondre verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Galician
4 entries- decrecer verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- diminuír verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- minguar verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- reducir verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Georgian
4 entries- გამოილევა verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- დაიკლებს verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- იკლებს verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- ილევა verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
German
2 entries- abnehmen verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- schwinden verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Hungarian
4 entries- apad verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- csökken verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- elenyészik verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- fogy verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Icelandic
1 entries- dvína verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Ido
1 entries- diminutar verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Italian
2 entries- diminuire verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- restringersi verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Japanese
1 entries- 減少する verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Macedonian
2 entries- се све́де verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- се сма́ли verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Middle English
1 entries- dwynen verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Māori
1 entries- tāharahara verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Navajo
1 entries- áádįįł verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Polish
1 entries- umniejszać verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Portuguese
2 entries- decrescer verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- diminuir verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Russian
4 entries- сократи́ться verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- сокраща́ться verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- уме́ньшиться verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- уменьша́ться verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- crìon verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- svȉsnuti verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- сви̏снути verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Spanish
4 entries- agotarse verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- decrecer verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- desaparecer verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- disminuir verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Swedish
3 entries- förtvina verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- krympa verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- minska verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Ukrainian
3 entries- зменшуватися verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- скорочуватися verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- убувати verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Vietnamese
2 entries- suy yếu verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
- tiêu giảm verb ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The outer toes then begin to dwindle, and the newly-born foal supports itself on its central digit alone; but horses are occasionally born with two digits, each encased in a hoof, and at very rare intervals with three.
Source: tatoeba (10948603)
The prospects of Zimbabwe facing hunger in the coming months are high, as stocks dwindle and donors ignore calls for more aid.
Source: tatoeba (11103808)
Their supplies began to dwindle after a week.
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