dwindled

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Verb dwindle has 1 sense

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
--₁ is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

Derived form: noun dwindling₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s

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dwindled

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To become smaller, weaker, or less in amount.

Example sentence: The number of visitors to the museum dwindled after the new exhibit opened.

Sense 2: To gradually diminish or decrease.

Example sentence: The company's profits dwindled during the economic recession.