dwindling
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈdwɪndlɪŋ/
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disminución
- There is limited communication with France, much homesickness and a dwindling supply of stores, ammunition and wine.
Examples
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How can we launch the next generation of scientific discoveries if young researchers, discouraged by dwindling funding, leave the laboratory?
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It's a problem of social mobility that is ever increasing with the dwindling of the middle class in America.
Blog text (33) -
I mean, why are we spending so much, so many of our dwindling resources on that space?
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It's like, oh, this dwindling set of people in the country who know things, right?
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I find my sympathy for her dwindling.
Blog text (10) -
It's taken away more of the dwindling share of Firefox's browser user base at this point as well.
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This dwindling of the Irish Protestant ranks is greatest among men, but women also display a reduction in absolute numbers.
Academic text (2003) -
Desperate to catch up with Marsh, Cope invested his dwindling fortune into silver mining.
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The dwindling of oil surpluses and the continued downward pressure on the price of crude oil put them in a difficult position, unleashing the "soft market," which was a prelude to the buyer's market of 1983.
Academic text (1993) -
The dwindling number of available jobs has made it difficult for many graduates to find work.
Synonyms
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1.3
A gradual reduction in amount or size
84
2.2
A drop in amount or number
40
5.3
A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up
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4.2
A slow loss of strength, value, or trust
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
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3.8
A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
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6.7
A slow decrease in strength, amount, or intensity
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
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5.6
A change when something becomes less tight, strong, or intense
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
A process that makes a person or thing less strong
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Etymology
The word dwindling comes from an old English word dwine, which meant 'to waste away' or 'become less'. So, dwindling describes the slow process of something getting smaller, fewer, or weaker.