Meanings
adjectivediminishing (comparative more diminishing, superlative most diminishing)
comparative more diminishing · superlative most diminishing
- becoming smaller
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of diminish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebecoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
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Translations
Catalan decreixent
- decreixentbecoming smaller, becoming less important or prominent
Finnish pienentyvä
- pienentyväbecoming smaller, becoming less important or prominent
Māori tāromaroma
- tāromaromabecoming smaller, becoming less important or prominent
Swedish minskande, avtagande
- minskandebecoming smaller, becoming less important or prominent
- avtagandebecoming smaller, becoming less important or prominent
Cite this entry
APA
diminishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminishing
MLA
“diminishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diminishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminishing.
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