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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.

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

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dwindle [ˈdwɪnd^əl]

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]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

dwindle - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down" dwindle away, dwindle 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"

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dwindle

verb lessen, fall, decline, contract, sink, fade, weaken, shrink, diminish, decrease, decay, wither, wane, subside, ebb, die down, die out, abate, shrivel, peter out, die away, waste away, taper off, grow less The factory's workforce has dwindled.
increase, grow, develop, advance, expand, swell, wax, heighten, enlarge, escalate, multiply, magnify, amplify, dilate

Translations

dwindle [ˈdwɪndl] VI → reducirse, menguar
to dwindle to → quedar reducido a
to dwindle away [money, sound] → disminuir, menguar
his life was dwindling away → se consumía poco a poco

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dwindle [ˈdwɪnd^əl] vi [number] → diminuer; [resources, exports] → diminuer; [support] → diminuer

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dwindle

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

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

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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 减少