| ADJECTIVE | all | dwindling, tapering, tapering off | gradually decreasing until little remains |
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| NOUN | event | dwindling, dwindling away | a becoming gradually less |
| Sounds | dwih'ndahlihng; dwih'ndlihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | gradually decreasing until little remains. | |
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| Synonyms | tapering, tapering off | |
| Broader | decreasing | Becoming less or smaller |
| Meaning | A becoming gradually less. | |
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| Example | "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family" | |
| Synonym | dwindling away | |
| Narrower | fading away | gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength |
| Broader | decrease, lessening, drop-off | A change downward |
| Spanish | mengua | |
| Verbs | dwindle | become smaller or lose substance |
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