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dwindle

/ˈdwɪndəl/

dwindleverb

dwindled

Past Simple

dwindled

Past Participle

dwindling

Gerund

/ˈdwɪndəl/

Translations

The resources began to dwindle as the expedition continued.

Ресурсы начали уменьшаться по мере продолжения экспедиции.

The number of participants started to dwindle after the first week.

Количество участников начало сокращаться после первой недели.

The energy reserves dwindled over the harsh winter months.

Запасы энергии истощались в течение суровых зимних месяцев.

Additional translations

Definitions

To become gradually less or smaller over time.

The crowd began to dwindle as the concert came to an end.

To cause (something) to become gradually smaller or less; to reduce (often rare or archaic).

Decades of neglect had dwindled the old mansion to a crumbling shell.

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