If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred. [VERB] Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. [VERB] He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. [VERB -ing] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. More @Wikipedia
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