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dwindle (verb), dwindles; dwindled; dwindling
To reduce, to diminish, to shrink, or to decrease in quantity: There are many things that can dwindle; such as, money, life, love, health, and even the ecological qualities of our natural existence.

The patience of the participants dwindled as the business meeting dragged on and on.

Many important resources have been dwindling in various parts of the world.

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