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DWINDLING AWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dwindling away mean?
• DWINDLING AWAY (noun)
The noun DWINDLING AWAY has 1 sense:
1. a becoming gradually less
Familiarity information: DWINDLING AWAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A becoming gradually less
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
dwindling; dwindling away
Context example:
there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
Hypernyms ("dwindling away" is a kind of...):
decrease; drop-off; lessening (a change downward)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dwindling away"):
fading away (gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength)
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