dwindling
verbHow many syllables in dwindling?
There are 2 syllables in the word dwindling.Divide dwindling into syllables:
dwin · dling
How to pronounce dwindling:
Definition of dwindling:
- dwindling (verb):
- to become steadily less shrink
Synonyms for dwindling:
at its lowest ebb
declining
decreasing
dropping
dying out
ebbing
fading
lessening
obsolescent
on its last legs
on the decline
on the wane
on the way out
subsiding
tapering
tapering off
weakening
withering
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