dwindling away

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dwindling away Meaning of "dwindling away"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a becoming gradually less

Usage(s):

  1. Songs wander and then wander off, promising much and then dwindling away to nothing.
  2. But CBS was assuming that Illinois' 27 votes would go to Kennedy, and, hour by hour, his lead there was dwindling away until it stood at a mere 46,000.
  3. Meanwhile, the poor magazines have been dwindling away over the years, and along with them the employment of writers.
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