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The synonyms of “Dwindling” are: tapering
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dwindling” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| tapering | Gradually decreasing until little remains. The five tapering fingers of her hand. |
| abate | (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. The storm suddenly abated. |
| curtail | Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. Civil liberties were further curtailed. |
| deaden | Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. Laughter might deaden us to the moral issue. |
| decline | A downward slope or bend. He died at his brother s of a deep decline. |
| decrease | Decrease in size extent or range. The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester. |
| decrement | The amount by which something decreases. The instruction decrements the accumulator by one. |
| depletion | Reduction in the number or quantity of something. The depletion of the ozone layer. |
| diminish | Decrease in size, extent, or range. The trial has aged and diminished him. |
| diminution | The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original. The disease shows no signs of diminution. |
| downgrade | An instance of reducing someone or something’s rank, status, or level of importance. Downgrades by debt rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one. |
| fade | An act of causing a film or television image to darken and disappear gradually. He skilfully fades the guitar lines up and down. |
| flagging | A walk of flagstones. There was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place. |
| flinch | An act of flinching. I rarely flinch from a fight when I m sure of myself. |
| languish | Fail to make progress or be successful. The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon. |
| lessen | Make or become less; diminish. The years have lessened the gap in age between us. |
| recoil | The action of recoiling. The rifle recoiled. |
| reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. She reduced her niece to a servant. |
| retrench | Tighten one’s belt; use resources carefully. If there are excess staff they should be retrenched. |
| rundown | Tired and rather unwell, especially through overwork. He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition. |
| shorten | Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Shorten the rope by a few inches. |
| shrink | Become smaller or draw together. I don t shrink from my responsibilities. |
| shrinkage | Process or result of becoming less or smaller. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting. |
| shrivel | Cause to feel worthless or insignificant. A heatwave so intense that it shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard. |
| wane | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number. Interest in the project waned. |
| waning | A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent. The waxing and waning of the moon. |
| weaken | Become weaker. The prisoner s resistance weakened after seven days. |
| wilt | Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests. |
| wince | An instance of wincing. She winced when she heard his pompous speech. |
| wither | Wither as with a loss of moisture. The grass had withered to an unappealing brown. |
| wizened | Shrivelled or wrinkled with age. A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair. |
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