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Definition of Dwindling away
1. Noun. A becoming gradually less. "There is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Drop-off, Lessening
Specialized synonyms: Fading Away
Derivative terms: Dwindle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwindling Away
Literary usage of Dwindling away
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A history of the precious metals: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Alexander Del Mar (1880)
"... and has now assumed still more important dimensions—Mining and minting subject
to heavy charges—Silver mining in Russia unimportant and dwindling away. ..."
2. The Tragedie of Macbeth: A New Edition of Shakespere's Works with Critical by William Shakespeare, Mark Harvey Liddell (1903)
"123 Many have thought the sailor's dwindling away is a reference to the making
of wax figures by witches, who by their charms caused their victims to waste ..."
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