dwindle

dwin·dle

 (dwĭn′dl)

v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles

v.intr.

To become gradually less until little remains. See Synonyms at decrease.

v.tr.

To cause to dwindle: difficulties that dwindled my enthusiasm for the recipe.

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

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dwindle

(ˈdwɪndəl)

vb

to grow or cause to grow less in size, intensity, or number; diminish or shrink gradually

[C16: from Old English dwīnan to waste away; related to Old Norse dvīna to pine away]

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dwin•dle

(ˈdwɪn dl)

v. -dled, -dling. v.i.

1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish.

2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.

v.t.

3. to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink.

[1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (Middle English; Old English dwīnan; c. Middle Dutch dwīnen, Old Norse dvīna) + -le]

syn: See decrease.

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dwindle

Past participle: dwindled
Gerund: dwindling

Imperative

dwindle

dwindle

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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

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dwindle

verb

To grow or cause to grow gradually less:

abate, decrease, diminish, drain, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).

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Translations

يَتَضاءَل، يَقِل

ubývatzmenšovatrozplynoutscvrkávat se

skrumpe indsvinde in

schwindenabnehmen

disminuir

huvetavähetä

diminuerfondreamenuiser

rÿrna, minnka

diminuirerestringersiscarsoscemare

samazinātiessarauties

verdwijnen

bli mindre

decrescerdiminuir

rozplynúť sa

azalmakküçülmek

逐渐减少

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

(ˈdwindl) verb

to grow less. His money dwindled away. verminder يَتَضاءَل، يَقِل намалявам minguar ubývat, scvrkávat se, rozplynout schwinden skrumpe ind; svinde in λιγοστεύωdisminuir kahanema کاهش یافتن huveta diminuerלפחות 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 slinkenbli mindre, svinne hen zmniejszać się كميدل minguar a se împuţina уменьшаться rozplynúť sa izginevati smanjivati se krympa ihop, försvinna, reduceras หดตัว azalmak, küçülmek 逐漸減少 вичерпуватися انحطاط پزیر ہونا teo lại 逐渐减少

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