- present participle of dwindle.
dwindling
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Bitcoin’s retreat has hammered the company’s stock price, leaving Strategy with a dwindling number of options to raise more cash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
As recently as Saturday, 33 people were found alive, but optimism has been dwindling with each passing hour.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Gore soberly presented the earth’s dwindling ice, rising seas and increasingly violent weather.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
Analysts say the resumption of oil flows, which should, all things being equal, lower prices, may be balanced by the need for governments to replenish dwindling stockpiles.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
‘I can see nothing away north or west but grass dwindling into mist,’ said Gimli.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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