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- [dwin-dl]
- /ˈdwɪn dl/
- /ˈdwɪn.dl̩/
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- [dwin-dl]
- /ˈdwɪn dl/
Definitions of dwindling word
- verb without object dwindling to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away. 1
- verb without object dwindling to fall away, as in quality; degenerate. 1
- verb with object dwindling to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: Failing health dwindles ambition. 1
- noun dwindling Present participle of dwindle. 1
- abbreviation DWINDLING diminishing 1
- adjective dwindling crowd: thinning 1
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Origin of dwindling
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (Middle English; Old English dwīnan; cognate with Middle Dutch dwīnen to languish, Old Norse dvīna to pine away) + -le
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Parts of speech for Dwindling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dwindling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dwindling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dwindling
adjective dwindling
- declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
- decreasing — becoming less or fewer; diminishing.
- diminishing — Make or become less.
- deteriorating — Become progressively worse.
- falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
noun dwindling
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- refluence — flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- cropper — a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- tensing — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
Antonyms for dwindling
adjective dwindling
- burgeoning — rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
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