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dwindling

dwindling
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a becoming gradually less
    "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"

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    dwindling
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • gradually decreasing until little remains

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      1. Their numbers are dwindling.
      2. From a walk in the park it turned into a descent into maelstrom followed by a dwindling spiral of inadequate resources and insufficient time.
      3. 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.
      4. 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.