- present participle of decrease.
decreasing
Example Sentences
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Penguins with narrower diets, including Emperors and Adélies, are decreasing in number in some regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Turkey and the European Union each accounted for 5% during the same time period, although Russian energy exports to the EU have been decreasing.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The climate pattern promotes hurricane formation in the tropical Pacific while decreasing their likelihood in the Atlantic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The personal-consumption expenditures price index rose by 0.2% in July, after decreasing by 0.1% in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
On one of the shelves, Mariam saw a collection of identical wooden dolls, arranged in a line in order of decreasing size.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
