dwindling

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of dwindle

adj

1. declining; growing less

   “There is dwindling support for New Labour.”

   “Yes, I am aware of the dwindling suppy situation. The supplies meant for the Resistance had to be diverted at the last moment, so we never received them.”

   “The first of the boys trapped in a Thai cave were rescued earlier today, and the mission has been temporarily suspended while teams restock supplies. But rescuers have a dwindling window of opportunity, with forecasters predicting the return of heavy monsoon rains in the coming days, effectively sealing off the cave until October.”

noun

1. A gradual reduction to nothing.