Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dwindling_away

1 sense of dwindling away

Sense 1
dwindling, dwindling away -- (a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family")
       => decrease, lessening, drop-off -- (a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dwindle_away

1 sense of dwindle away

Sense 1
dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down -- (become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down")
       => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")

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