The sound of conversation dwindled as people realized that someone had just beamed into their midst.

The sound of hoofs dwindled sharply down the track towards the sea.

The raid was over, and the sound of their motors dwindled away to a mosquito hum, but they would be back.

The distant sounds of battle had finally dwindled into silence.

The rear guard disappeared down the path, and the small sounds of their progress dwindled into silence.

He vanished from their sight behind the ridge and the sound of his run dwindled into silence.

It halted; the sound of the engine dwindled away and died.

The children held their breath as one sound dwindled and another grew, then.

"You need not pretend to pray any more," said the pastor when the sound of the two vehicles had dwindled to nothing.

When the sound had dwindled and vanished he pulled open the lid of the case.