dwindle away

Frequency: 6.29.8 per million words

To decrease until little or nothing is left.

dwindleADVERB + dwindle

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away

Examples (10)

  • His life savings dwindled away after a series of bad investments.
  • Membership of the club had dwindled away to almost nothing.
  • As the sun set, the remaining daylight began to dwindle away.
  • The initial excitement for the new policy is dwindling away among the staff.
  • Without new volunteers, their ability to help the community will dwindle away.
  • She watched her once-great fortune dwindle away to a mere fraction of its former size.
  • Support for the political party has dwindled away since the scandal broke.
  • The ancient traditions have slowly dwindled away over the generations.
  • The small town's population dwindled away as the main factory closed down.
  • He felt his energy dwindle away as the illness took hold.