nnoun.eventa becoming gradually lessSynset:dwindling away
Examples:- there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
Derivationally Related Form:dwindle
Hypernyms:decrease drop-off lessening
Inherited Hypernyms:dwindlingdecreasechangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fading away
Full Hyponyms:fading away
vverb.changebecome smaller or lose substanceSynset:dwindle dwindle away dwindle down
Examples:- Her savings dwindled down
Derivationally Related Form:dwindling
Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen
Inherited Hypernyms:dwindledecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.allgradually decreasing until little remainsSynset:tapering tapering off
Antonyms:increasing
Inherited Hypernyms:dwindling
Similar to:decreasing