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Lessening vs Dwindling - What's the difference?

lessening | dwindling |

As verbs the difference between lessening and dwindling

is that lessening is present participle of lang=en while dwindling is present participle of dwindle.

As a noun lessening

is a growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

As an adjective dwindling is

that is declining.

lessening

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

    • dwindling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that is declining
    • There is dwindling support for New Labour