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Dwindled

To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

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verb
  1. 1

    To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

  2. 2

    To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.

  3. 3

    To lessen; to bring low.

  4. 4

    To break up or disperse.

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taperingnounA tapered shape.
decreasingnounOn the decrease.
dwindling awaynouna becoming gradually less
tapering offgradually decreasing until little remains
declinedverb(botany) Directed obliquely.
decreasedverbmade less in size or amount or degree
diminishedverblessened, reduced
droppedallowed to drop or fall.
ebbedHaving receded, or reduced in amount, intensity, or importance; diminished.
fadedverbThat has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
fallennounHaving dropped by the force of gravity.
fellverb(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
loweredverbbelow the surround or below the normal position
narrowedverbmade narrow; limited in breadth
plungedverb(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
reducedverbMade smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
reductionnounThe act, process, or result of reducing.
retreatverb(intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
retreatednounpeople who have retreated
shranknoun(US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

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