- present participle of dwindle.
dwindling
Example Sentences
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Some condominium HOAs have run into trouble recently, as MarketWatch has reported, in part due to skyrocketing insurance costs and dwindling financial reserves.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
However, despite an increase in some species appearing in the region, there were others whose numbers were dwindling.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
And a dwindling number of attorneys who specialize in death penalty cases meant 70% of condemned inmates did not have a lawyer at the end of last year, according to a state report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The dwindling availability of Iranian barrels is also reshaping regional trade, with China increasingly turning to alternative suppliers including Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
None of us had any money, and the dwindling income from the farm was being stretched mighty thin across five families.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing dwindling
Compound Fracture
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The Pecan Sheller
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