Dwindling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a becoming gradually less

become smaller or lose substance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛndɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dwˈɪndlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dwˈɪndlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛndɪɹ/.

Examples

there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
Her savings dwindled down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dwindle away tapering dwindling away tapering off dwindle down dwindle

Parts of Speech

noun	a becoming gradually less “there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family”
verb	become smaller or lose substance “Her savings dwindled down”
adjective	gradually decreasing until little remains

Word Forms

dwindle	verb	become smaller or lose substance
dwindling	noun	a becoming gradually less

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwindend

a wird allmählich weniger

🇫🇷French

diminution

un devenir progressivement moins

🇪🇸Spanish

menguando

un volverse gradualmente menos

🇮🇹Italian

in diminuzione

un diventare gradualmente meno

🇳🇱Dutch

afnemend

een geleidelijk minder worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

diminuindo

tornando-se gradualmente menos

🇷🇺Russian

истощение

становится постепенно меньше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिकुड़ती

धीरे-धीरे कम होता जा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্রাস

ধীরে ধীরে কম হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைகிறது

படிப்படியாக குறைந்து வருகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గిపోతోంది

క్రమంగా తగ్గుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी होत आहे

हळूहळू कमी होत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટતું

ધીમે ધીમે ઓછું થઈ રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറയുന്നു

ക്രമേണ കുറയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

ਇੱਕ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਘੱਟ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھٹتا ہوا

آہستہ آہستہ کم ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减少

逐渐变少

🇯🇵Japanese

減少する

徐々に少なくなる

🇰🇷Korean

줄어들고 있는

점차적으로 줄어들고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy giảm

dần dần trở nên ít hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ลดน้อยลง

ค่อยๆน้อยลงเรื่อยๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkurang

a menjadi berkurang secara bertahap

🇵🇭Filipino

lumiliit

isang unti-unting nagiging mas mababa

🇲🇾Malay

semakin berkurangan

semakin berkurangan secara beransur-ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتضاءل

وتصبح أقل تدريجيا

🇮🇷Persian

رو به کاهش است

به تدریج کمتر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

azalan

giderek daha az bir hale geliyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתמעטים

להיות פחות בהדרגה

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