windling
/ˈwɪndlɪŋ/
verb
- To decrease gradually in size, amount, or strength; to dwindle.
- The camp's food supplies began to windle as the winter dragged on.
- Her enthusiasm for the project started to windle after months of setbacks.
- The stream's flow would windle to a trickle during the dry season.
adjective
- Gradually decreasing or fading away; dwindling.
- With windling resources, the team had to make tough choices.
- The windling crowd at the fair signaled that the event was nearly over.
- He watched the windling light of the sunset disappear behind the hills.