Dwindle and Stop

Dwindle

Dwindle verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Stop and dwindle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Dwindle".

Nearby Word: dwindling

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Dwindle and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dwindle" instead a verb "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Batman: Arkham Asylum Hell Is That Noise: Batman himself causes this in the thugs sent to stop him, especially as their numbers dwindle lower and lower by a seemingly invisible assailant.
  • Video Game / Shivers The town's population slowly begins to dwindle, tourists stop coming in, and the only way out of Cyclone is blocked by a rockslide, trapping the band.
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