dwindle slowly
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To describe a slow, progressive decrease.
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- Profits dwindled slowly to nothing.
- The town's population began to dwindle slowly after the factory closed.
- As the days passed, their hope of rescue started to dwindle slowly.
- His savings account would dwindle slowly if he didn't find a job soon.
- The lake's water reserves are dwindling slowly due to the prolonged drought.
- Public interest in the project has been dwindling slowly over the past year.
- Membership in the old book club has dwindled slowly as younger generations prefer online communities.
- We watched the daylight dwindle slowly behind the mountains.
- In autumn, the number of tourists dwindles slowly each week.
- Without new investment, the company's influence will dwindle slowly.