Collocations for "dwindling"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dwindling" in context.
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dwindle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- numbers have dwindled to as low as [100]
- numbers have dwindled [due, owing] to
- is dwindling away
- her [bank account has, savings have] dwindled down to nothing
- dwindle and [disappear, fade, become]
- caused numbers to dwindle
- the crowd began to dwindle
- dwindled to a trickle
- until [it] dwindles down to nothing
- has dwindled in [size, popularity, importance]
- has dwindled [significantly, considerably, dramatically, rapidly]
- [supplies, resources] are gradually dwindling
- my [energy, patience] is dwindling
'dwindling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):