dwindled; dwindling
ˈdwin-(d)liŋ 
-dᵊl-iŋ
: to become steadily less : shrink
Their savings dwindled to nothing.
a dwindling population
: to make steadily less
Examples of dwindle in a Sentence
Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.
The town's population is dwindling away.
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At issue is growth that will boost the county’s population to over 100,000 in the next 10 years, while groundwater supplies are dwindling.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has also imposed a monthlong blockade on food, fuel and humanitarian aid that has left the territory’s roughly 2 million Palestinians facing acute shortages as supplies dwindle — a tactic that rights groups say is a war crime.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
But the group, which offers swim lessons to families of color, is concerned about the flow of grant money dwindling because of the recent federal backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Russia’s intervention in Syria in 2015 shored up Assad’s dwindling power against the Syrian rebels, with air and ground forces carrying out widespread attacks that spurred allegations of war crimes.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has also imposed a monthlong blockade on food, fuel and humanitarian aid that has left the territory’s roughly 2 million Palestinians facing acute shortages as supplies dwindle — a tactic that rights groups say is a war crime.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
But the group, which offers swim lessons to families of color, is concerned about the flow of grant money dwindling because of the recent federal backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Russia’s intervention in Syria in 2015 shored up Assad’s dwindling power against the Syrian rebels, with air and ground forces carrying out widespread attacks that spurred allegations of war crimes.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Dwindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwindle. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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