noun
- A becoming gradually less.
- usage: "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
- synonyms: dwindling away
verb
- Become smaller or lose substance.
- usage: "Her savings dwindled down"
- synonyms: dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
adjective
- Gradually decreasing until little remains.
- synonyms: tapering, tapering off
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