dwindle away


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Verb1.dwindle away - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
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w>dwindle away

vi (strength, person)dahinschwinden; (supplies)zusammenschrumpfen
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