1. using up or reducing the supply of something
Usage: present participle of ‘deplete’

1. causing something to be used up or reduced in quantity

Examples

• The factory is depleting the local water supply.
• Overfishing is depleting fish populations in the ocean.
• The long hike was depleting our energy reserves.
• Mining activities are depleting the mineral deposits.
• The drought is depleting the reservoir levels.
• Excessive logging is depleting the forest resources.