Past tense of dwindle
regular verb
The past tense of dwindle is dwindled. The past participle is also dwindled.
Forms of dwindle
| Base form (V1) | dwindle /ˈdwɪn.dəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dwindled |
| Past participle (V3) | dwindled |
| Present participle | dwindling |
| Third person singular | dwindles |
Dwindled in a sentence
- Interest in the project slowly dwindled.
- Like Milton's Satan, Jabbar has dwindled and dimished in stature and St.2015 October 30, M.T. Ansari, Islam and Nationalism in India: South Indian contexts, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry Geevarghese
- However, as the great arrays have grown, the number of Ents has dwindled.2004, Paola Amico, James Beletic, Scientific Detectors for Astronomy: The Beginning of a New Era, page xxvi. From the entry ent
- Although sales are still growing—at a forecast 7% this year, to around 24m vehicles—firms’ profits have dwindled or losses mounted (see chart 1).2025 September 15, “The brutal fight to dominate Chinese carmaking”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2025. From the entry price war
- Heavy sheets of rain dwindled to a slow, quiet drizzle as she pulled the car toward the front door of her store.2020 October 26, Zoey Blair, The Cadence of Secrets, Rockville Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry sheet
Meaning of dwindle
- verb To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
- verb To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
- verb To lessen; to bring low.
Questions about the past tense of dwindle
- What is the past tense of dwindle?
- The past tense of dwindle is dwindled.
- What is the past participle of dwindle?
- The past participle of dwindle is dwindled.
- Is dwindle a regular or irregular verb?
- Dwindle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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