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dwindling away vs lessening

lessening vs dwindling away

dwindling away and lessening both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dwindling away Yes No No No
lessening Yes No No No
As nouns, lessening is a hypernym of dwindling away; that is, lessening is a word with a broader meaning than dwindling away:
  • dwindling away: a becoming gradually less
  • lessening: a change downward
Other hypernyms of dwindling away include decrease, drop-off.
dwindling away (noun) lessening (noun)
a becoming gradually less a change downward
Difference between dwindling away and lessening

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