Dwindling Meaning
/dwˈɪndəlɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpresent participle and gerund of dwindle
adjdeclining; growing less
"There is dwindling support for New Labour."
"Yes, I am aware of the dwindling suppy situation. The supplies meant for the Resistance had to be diverted at the last moment, so we never received them."— 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Reply Message: "Low Supplies?":
nounA gradual reduction to nothing.
Sentence Examples
Their numbers are dwindling.
Our water supplies are dwindling.
Tom informed Mary that their food supplies were dwindling.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Conservationists are worried about the ____ population of pandas in the wild.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Their numbers are ____.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Conservationists are worried about the ____ population of pandas in the wild.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Their numbers are ____.