- dwindling away
- nouna becoming gradually less (Freq. 1)-
there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
• Syn: ↑dwindling• Hyponyms: ↑fading away
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dwindling — n. the act or process of becoming gradually less until little remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family. Syn: dwindling away. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dwindling — I noun a becoming gradually less there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family • Syn: ↑dwindling away • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindle • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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fading away — noun gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength • Hypernyms: ↑dwindling, ↑dwindling away … Useful english dictionary
dwindle away — verb become smaller or lose substance Her savings dwindled down • Syn: ↑dwindle, ↑dwindle down • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindling (for: ↑dwindle) … Useful english dictionary
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