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dwindling
This term carries a strong connotation of steady, inevitable decline. It is frequently used in professional or journalistic contexts to describe the loss of resources, support, or population, suggesting a process that is gradual rather than sudden. While "decreasing" is a neutral term, "dwindling" often implies a sense of precariousness or a looming shortage.
When used as an adjective, it modifies nouns that represent a quantity or a collective group, such as "dwindling hopes" or "dwindling numbers." As a present participle, it describes the active process of shrinking. It is rarely used for physical objects that shrink in size due to temperature or pressure, but rather for abstract amounts or populations.
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Our savings are dwindling rapidly after the unexpected medical bills.
The company is struggling to survive with its dwindling customer base.
I can feel my patience dwindling as the meeting drags on.
The dwindling population of the village has led to the closure of the local school.
We must find a way to survive on these dwindling food supplies.
The empire collapsed due to dwindling resources and internal strife.
Hope is dwindling for the trapped miners as the hours pass.
The dwindling light of the sunset cast long shadows across the valley.