escasear
Meanings
Verb
1. to run low, run short, dwindle (intransitive)
2. to be in short supply, be scarce, be hard to come by (intransitive)
Examples5
El agua escasea en esta zona.
Water is scarce in this area.
En la actualidad escasea el café.
Nowadays coffee is scarce.
La gasolina escasea por aquí.
Gasoline is scarce around here.
El petróleo empezará a escasear algún día.
We will run short of oil some day.
Hoy en día escasea el café.
Nowadays coffee is scarce.