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dwin·dling

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dwindling, dwindling awayadjective

    a becoming gradually less

    "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"

  2. dwindling, tapering, tapering offadjective

    gradually decreasing until little remains

Wiktionary

  1. dwindlingadjective

    that is declining

    There is dwindling support for New Labour

ChatGPT

  1. dwindling

    Dwindling refers to the process of gradually reducing or becoming less and less over a period of time. It typically signifies a steady decline in number, size, strength, or extent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dwindling

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dwindling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dwindling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dwindling in a Sentence

  1. Andy Challenger:

    Traditional retailers have been reticent to commit to hiring targets for the holiday season, which reflects the uncertain business environment they face with sky-high unemployment, dwindling government stimulus, and changing consumer spending patterns.

  2. Redmond Burke:

    She was dwindling away. She'd been slowly dying for three months.

  3. Senate President Bukola Saraki:

    The dwindling oil revenue has brought enormous shock to our economy and greatly limited the capacity of government at various levels to meet even basic commitments, our country has gone through periods of recession in the past. What we face today is however unprecedented in ramification and potential gravity.

  4. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Days are not far when we will see LOCK on brokerage firms offices as we are seeing dwindling business or almost closure at Mutual Fund Or SIP companies for ruthlessly cheating their clients only

  5. John Sparr:

    With markets dwindling, coal companies shutting down and workers being laid off, it is no wonder that stocks are crashing.

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