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Definition of diminishing

"diminishing" in the verb sense

1. decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

decrease in size, extent, or range

"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"

"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"

"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"

"his voice fell to a whisper"

2. diminish, belittle

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

"don't belittle your colleagues"

"diminishing" in the adjective sense

1. diminishing

becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

"diminishing returns"

"his diminishing respect for her"

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Quotations for diminishing

Fancy restrained may be compared to a fountain, which plays highest by diminishing the aperture. [ Goldsmith ]

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diminishing in Scrabble®

The word diminishing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters diminishing:

DIMINISHING

(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

dishing, hidings, minding, shindig, shining, smidgin

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diminishing in Words With Friends™

The word diminishing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters diminishing:

DIMINISHING

(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

dishing, hidings, minding, shindig, shining, smidgin

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Words within the letters of diminishing

2 letter words in diminishing (5 words)

hi id in is mi

3 letter words in diminishing (14 words)

dig dim din gin hid him his ids inn ins ism mid sim sin

4 letter words in diminishing (17 words)

digs dims ding dins dish gins hind inns midi mind mini nigh shim shin sigh sign sing

5 letter words in diminishing (4 words)

dings hinds minds minis

6 letter words in diminishing (4 words)

dining hiding mining siding

7 letter words in diminishing (6 words)

dishing hidings minding shindig shining smidgin

8 letter words in diminishing (1 word)

diminish

11 letter words in diminishing (1 word)

diminishing

diminishing + 1 blank (1 word)

diminishings

diminishing + 2 blanks (2 words)

diminishingly undiminishing

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Words containing the sequence diminishing

Words that start with diminishing (3 words)

diminishing diminishingly diminishings

Words with diminishing in them (1 word)

diminishing

Words that end with diminishing (2 words)

diminishing undiminishing

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Word Growth involving diminishing

Shorter words in diminishing

dim diminish

is minis diminish

in mini minis diminish

mi mini minis diminish

hi shin

in shin

Longer words containing diminishing

diminishingly

diminishings

undiminishing