(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dwindle.

at rest calm catabasis cloistered collapse coming apart contractive cool cracking crash crumbling decadent deceleration declension decline decline and fall declining decreasing decrescendo decrescent degenerate deliquescent deteriorating diminishing diminuendo disintegrating dive downtrend downturn draining drooping drop dying ebb ebbing effete even-tenored fading failing fall falling flagging fragmenting going to pieces halcyon hushed impassive isolated languishing lapse lessening marcescent moldering on the wane pacific peaceable peaceful pining placid plunge quiescent quiet receding reductive regressive remission reposeful reposing restful resting retiring retreat retreating retrograde retrogressive secluded sequestered sequestrated sheltered shrinking shriveling sinking sliding slipping slowdown slump slumping smooth still still as death stillish stilly stoic stolid subsidence subsiding tabetic tranquil unagitated undisturbed unmoved unperturbed unruffled unstirring untroubled wane waning wasting wilting withering worsening