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dwindle

Meaning

To become progressively smaller or fewer.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The last crumbs on his plate began to dwindle. He watched them, a hollow feeling in his stomach. Soon, there would be nothing left, and the hunger would grow.

The last of the glow sticks began to dwindle, their fading light a stark contrast to the vibrant chaos of the underground rave. Each flicker felt like a heartbeat slowing, the energy in the room starting to drain with the dying luminescence. Soon, only shadows would remain.

The last rations began to dwindle. His stomach ached with a hollow, gnawing emptiness. Each grain of rice felt precious, a tiny bulwark against the growing void. Soon, there would be nothing left.

My snack stash began to dwindle faster than a penguin on a waterslide. Soon, only a single crumb remained, a lonely testament to my epic feast. My tummy grumbled a sad song.

My sock collection began to dwindle after Bartholomew, the hamster, discovered they made excellent nesting material. First went the fuzzy ones, then the striped ones, and now, even the holey ones are disappearing. Soon, I'll have nothing left but a single, lonely argyle.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The emergency supplies began to dwindle. With each passing day, the remaining food and clean water became fewer and fewer. A gnawing worry settled in as the hope of rescue started to dwindle too.

The last of the iridescent spore-capsules began to dwindle, their soft glow fading into the damp cave air. Each passing hour felt heavier, the hope of finding more for the ritual dwindling with them. They needed a dozen, and now, only a handful remained.

The last of the aurora borealis began to dwindle, fading from vibrant greens and purples into a faint, ghostly glow against the darkening tundra. Soon, only the stars would remain, their distant light a cold comfort as hope for a grander display continued to dwindle.

My last cookie was a lonely soldier on a plate. Slowly, the crumbs began to dwindle, each one a tiny, delicious defeat. Soon, there'd be nothing left but the faint scent of chocolate, a haunting reminder of my sweet, sweet victory.

The hoard of ancient, slightly moldy cheese puffs, painstakingly collected from the back of my pantry, began to dwindle. Each day, a few more mysteriously vanished. My detective work revealed the culprit: my pet tarantula, Reginald, who apparently had developed a peculiar craving for artificially flavored corn snacks.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The last embers of hope began to dwindle as the sun sank below the horizon, leaving them in chilling darkness. Their supplies, already meager, continued to dwindle with each passing hour, a stark reminder of their precarious situation.

The dwindling rations made the prospect of rescue seem impossible. Each meager portion was a stark reminder of their diminishing hope. The last few drops of water made their parched throats ache with a profound, gnawing emptiness.

The last embers of their hope began to dwindle as the alien landscape offered no relief, only more dust and silence. Provisions grew scarce, each meager ration a painful reminder of how much they had lost. Soon, only a faint glimmer remained.

My motivation to complete my taxes tends to dwindle with each passing hour, replaced by an overwhelming urge to construct a magnificent pillow fort and declare myself king. The piles of receipts, once imposing, now appear to dwindle into insignificance as my imagination conjures a kingdom of fluff and forgotten dreams.

The distinguished gentlemen, renowned for their epicurean pursuits, discovered their dwindling supply of truffle-infused escargots was causing profound despondency. Their once vibrant pronouncements of gastronomic conquest began to dwindle into whimpers as the final, succulent snails disappeared, leaving only a lamentable emptiness where buttery garlic once resided.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

As the rations dwindle, a palpable anxiety permeates the beleaguered encampment. The dwindling stores signify a precipitous decline in their sustenance, and the dwindling hope for immediate relief fuels a growing desperation. Each sunset brings fewer provisions, and with them, a further depletion of their resolve.

The reserves of critical reagents would invariably dwindle with each passing cycle of experimental assays. Despite the meticulous efforts of the research team, the precious, limited supply seemed to evaporate, leaving them in a state of growing consternation.

The supply caches, meticulously amassed for the long expedition, began to dwindle. Each dwindling ration, each diminishing fuel cell, gnawed at their resolve. Hope, too, seemed to dwindle with the dwindling resources, a palpable anxiety tightening its grip.

After the great artisanal cheese pilfering, the residents of Oakhaven watched their cheddar supplies dwindle with mounting disquiet. Soon, only the faintest aroma of Gruyère remained, a melancholic testament to the audacious nocturnal gourmand who had absconded with their most prized dairy.

My prodigious collection of antique porcelain thimbles, meticulously amassed over decades of intrepid globetrotting, began to dwindle after Bartholomew, my kleptomaniacal ferret, discovered his predilection for them. Now, only a disquieting paucity remains, their former grandeur overshadowed by Bartholomew's insatiable, glinting-eyed avarice.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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