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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Then the excitement dwindled ever so slightly when Robert Meyer doinked the extra-point attempt.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
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—Kevin Fixler
september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
The mine would restrict access to its tribal members, on top of creating heightened risks of mine runoff entering into the headwaters and decreasing dwindling fish populations, according to the lawsuit.
—Kevin Fixler
september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
Inch by inch, the non-AI-using therapists are going to have a dwindling pool of possible customers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Spiders will follow them, especially as food sources start to dwindle outdoors.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwindle
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“Dwindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwindle. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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