Vocabulary
Dwindle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Urdu meaning
کم ہونا، سکڑنا، قدر گھٹنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Older dogs would live out their normal life spans, and in a few years, the dog population would dwindle to acceptable numbers.
- There`s no realisation that dissatisfaction with the government of the day will dwindle once local communities take charge of their own affairs, and mobilise and allocate resources for what they see as priority needs in their areas.
- There must be justice within the judiciary, otherwise public faith in its impartiality will continue to dwindle.
- What many fail to recognise is the ecological importance of the Asian black bear, a vulnerable species whose numbers continue to dwindle in Pakistan.
- Coastal fishermen seeing their catches dwindle in warming waters, are forced to consider jobs in overcrowded cities.
Synonyms
diminish, decrease, reduce, get smaller, become smaller
Antonyms
increase, flourish
Curator example
traffic has dwindled to a trickle
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