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dwindling

I

noun

a becoming gradually less

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there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family

• Syn: ↑dwindling away

• Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindle

• Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑lessening, ↑drop-off

• Hyponyms: ↑fading away

II

adjective

gradually decreasing until little remains (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑tapering, ↑tapering off

• Similar to: ↑decreasing

Useful english dictionary. 2012.