0 past simple and past participle of dwindle --
1 to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: --
As public funds dwindled, opportunities arose for private initiatives to finance events and associate with the annual festivity.
As the conference proceeded, the numbers attending the sessions dwindled.
By 1925-6, the number had dwindled to only 274.
The popularity he had enjoyed in life dwindled somewhat immediately after his death.
In this way, the options have dwindled to the extremes.
The possibilities for performing in churches shrank as the number of invitations dwindled sharply.
The bore wells, yielding 3,500 gallons per hour during 1985, dwindled to yield 800 gallons per hour in 2001.
The industry dwindled, and (town-)people now mostly live off small industries and services.
