Definition of "dwindle" []

• To become gradually less until little remains. (verb-intransitive)
• To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. (verb-transitive)

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• "Kim, who claimed Olympic gold with world record scores, saw her hopes of defending her world title dwindle as she blamed foot problems for placing over ten points behind US teenager Mirai Nagasu who leads going into Saturday's free skating final."
• "Kim, who claimed Olympic gold with world record scores, blamed foot problems as she saw her hopes of defending her world title dwindle as she struggles over ten points behind Nagasu."
• "As we approach the decade mark next month, the readership around here at GitM continues to dwindle, which is primarily my fault for not updating as much as I'd like."