diminishing

1. 1.

   becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

   “diminishing returns”

   “his diminishing respect for her”

   Similardecreasing

Questions about diminishing

What does diminishing mean?

diminishing means "becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so".

How many syllables are in diminishing?

diminishing has 4 syllables: di-min-i-shing. The stress falls on "min". In IPA it is /dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/.

Is diminishing a common word?

diminishing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.