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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Fifteen minutes later, the protest had dwindled to a few dozen demonstrators corralled outside the county courthouse.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The surplus is projected to dwindle to a shortfall by 2028-2029.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
The Adath Israel congregation has dwindled from a membership of fifty families at its height, to just fifteen families now.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
However, because the asteroid’s risk of collision with Earth soon dwindled to zero, the group didn’t develop specific recommendations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The surplus is projected to dwindle to a shortfall by 2028-2029.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
The Adath Israel congregation has dwindled from a membership of fifty families at its height, to just fifteen families now.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
However, because the asteroid’s risk of collision with Earth soon dwindled to zero, the group didn’t develop specific recommendations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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