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dwindle
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dwin·dle  (dwndl)
v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles
v.intr.
To become gradually less until little remains.
v.tr.
To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease.

[Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwnan, to shrink; see dheu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

dwindle [ˈdwɪndəl]
vb
to grow or cause to grow less in size, intensity, or number; diminish or shrink gradually
[from Old English dwīnan to waste away; related to Old Norse dvīna to pine away]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dwindle - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

dwindle
Translations
dwindle [ˈdwɪndl] VIreducirse, menguar
to dwindle toquedar reducido a
to dwindle away [money, sound] → disminuir, menguar
his life was dwindling awayse consumía poco a poco

dwindle [ˈdwɪndəl] vi [number] → diminuer; [resources, exports] → diminuer; [support] → diminuer

dwindle
vi (strength, relevance)schwinden, abnehmen; (interest) → nachlassen; (numbers, audiences)zurückgehen, abnehmen; (supplies, stocks)schrumpfen, zur Neige gehen

dwindle [ˈdwɪndl] vi (numbers, supplies) → assottigliarsi, diminuire, decrescere; (interest) → affievolirsi
to dwindle to → ridursi a
dwindle [ˈdwɪndl] vi (numbers, supplies) → assottigliarsi, diminuire, decrescere; (interest) → affievolirsi
to dwindle to → ridursi a

dwindle
v dwindle [ˈdwindl]
to grow less His money dwindled away. verminder يَتَضاءَل، يَقِل намалявам ubývat, scvrkávat se, rozplynout skrumpe ind; svinde in schwinden λιγοστεύω disminuir kahanema کاهش یافتن huveta diminuer לְפָחוֹת क्षीण हो जाना smanjivati se, gubiti se csökken makin berkurang rÿrna, minnka diminuire 小さくなる 점점 작아지다 mažėti, sekti samazināties; sarauties menyusut slinken bli mindre, svinne hen zmniejszać się minguar a se împuţina уменьшаться rozplynúť sa izginevati smanjivati se krympa ihop, försvinna, reduceras หดตัว azalmak, küçülmek 減少 вичерпуватися انحطاط پزیر ہونا teo lại


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