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diminishingly

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋli/ adv

In a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.

Word Origin Diminishingly means in a diminishing manner. Diminish comes from Latin diminuere 'to break into small pieces' — dis- 'apart' + minuere 'to lessen'. Minuere is from PIE *mei- 'small'. So it's literally 'making smaller apart'. The same root gives us minute (tiny), minuscule (very small), minor (smaller), minus (less), and even minister (originally a servant, a lesser person). The dis- prefix here became di- before m.

adv In a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.

The sound of the train whistle faded diminishingly into the distance.

(副词) 逐渐减小地

火车汽笛声逐渐减弱，消失在远方。

(adverbio) De manera decreciente; volviéndose progresivamente más pequeño.

El sonido del silbato del tren se fue desvaneciendo progresivamente en la distancia.

(adverbe) de manière décroissante; en diminuant; en s'amenuisant [De manière décroissante ; en devenant progressivement plus petit.]

Le son du sifflet du train s'est estompé diminishingly dans le lointain.

(Adverb) abnehmend; sich verringernd [Auf eine Weise, die allmählich kleiner oder schwächer wird.]

Das Pfeifen der Zugsirene verhallte **diminishingly** in der Ferne.

(副詞) 次第に小さくなるように。徐々に減少して。

列車の汽笛の音が、次第に弱まりながら遠ざかって消えていった。

(advérbio) decrescentemente [De maneira decrescente; tornando-se progressivamente menor.]

O som do apito do trem diminuiu progressivamente na distância.

Synonyms: decreasingly lesseningly reducingly waningly dwindlingly shrinkingly decliningly fadingly Antonyms: increasingly growingly expandingly amplifyingly
Word parts: di + minu + ish + ing + ly

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