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- Dictionarydwindling/ˈdwɪndlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength: "dwindling resources"
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gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: She is one of a dwindling number of people who was alive in 1918. In Baltimore the city's dwindling population guarantees the loss of at least one state Senate seat. We are dealing with dwindling resources and aging buildings. See.
to gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level: dwindle from sth to sth The municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000. dwindling funds / resources / stocks. Companies are having recruitment difficulties as they battle it out for a dwindling number of skilled staff.
decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure. lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt.
As a noun, dwindling means a state of becoming less, like the dwindling of your bank account after you quit your job. Use it as an adjective whenever something is growing smaller or sparser, like the dwindling leaves on the oak tree in autumn or the dwindling hair on your dad's head.
Definition of dwindle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dwindle definition: to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away. See examples of DWINDLE used in a sentence.
(dwɪndəl ) Word forms: dwindles , dwindling , dwindled. verb. If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred. [VERB] Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. [VERB] He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. [VERB -ing]
