Betekenis van:
dwindling
dwindling
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a becoming gradually less
"there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
dwindling
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- gradually decreasing until little remains
Synoniemen
Werkwoord
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Their numbers are dwindling.
- From a walk in the park it turned into a descent into maelstrom followed by a dwindling spiral of inadequate resources and insufficient time.
- The increasing concentration of production, dwindling oil reserves and growing worldwide consumption of petroleum products are all contributing to an increased risk of supply difficulties.
- In a European Union of 25 or more Member States, there is an increased risk that late or incorrect transposition of Directives will cause fragmentation of the internal market and a consequent dwindling of its economic benefits.