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dwindle    音標拼音: [dw'ɪndəl]
vi. 減少,縮小,衰落
vt. 使縮小

減少,縮小,衰落使縮小

dwindle
v 1: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled
down" [synonym: {dwindle}, {dwindle away}, {dwindle down}]

Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away,
AS. dw[imac]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish,
Icel. dv[imac]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain
origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is
added to the root with a diminutive force.]
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume
away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
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Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak.
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Religious societies, though begun with excellent
intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. t.
1. To make less; to bring low.
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Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
--Thomson.
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2. To break; to disperse. [R.] --Clarendon.
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, n.
The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.
[R.] --Johnson.
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124 Moby Thesaurus words for "dwindle":
abate, ablate, attenuate, bate, be consumed, be eaten away,
be gone, calm, calm down, cease, cease to be, cease to exist,
close, condense, consume, consume away, contract, corrode, crumble,
decline, decrease, deliquesce, dematerialize, depart, die,
die away, die down, die out, diminish, disappear, dispel, disperse,
dissipate, dissolve, dive, do a fade-out, drift away, droop, drop,
drop off, ebb, erode, evanesce, evaporate, exit, extenuate, fade,
fade away, fade out, fail, fall, fall away, fall off, fall short,
flag, flee, fly, go, go away, halt, hide, languish, leave no trace,
leave the scene, lessen, let up, lose strength, lull, melt,
melt away, moderate, molder, move away, move off, pacify, pass,
pass away, pass out, peak, perish, peter out, pine, plummet,
plunge, pull away, quiesce, quiet, quieten, recede, reduce, retire,
retire from sight, retreat, retrocede, run down, run low, sag,
shrink, shrivel up, sink, sink away, soothe, stand off, stop,
subside, suffer an eclipse, tail off, taper, taper off, thin,
tranquilize, vanish, vanish from sight, wane, waste, waste away,
weaken, wear, wear away, widen the distance, wilt, withdraw,
wither, wither away

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  • DWINDLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of DWINDLE is to become steadily less : shrink How to use dwindle in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Dwindle
  • DWINDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    DWINDLE definition: 1 to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2 to become smaller in size or… Learn more
  • DWINDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred [VERB] Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling [VERB] He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority [VERB -ing] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
  • Dwindle - definition of dwindle by The Free Dictionary
    To become gradually less until little remains See Synonyms at decrease To cause to dwindle: difficulties that dwindled my enthusiasm for the recipe [Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwīnan, to shrink; see dheu- in Indo-European roots ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
  • dwindle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of dwindle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to become gradually less or smaller dwindle (away) (to something) Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing dwindle (from something) (to something) Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20
  • What does dwindle mean? - Definitions. net
    dwindle verb To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size dwindle verb To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation (Goldsmith, Vicar, III) Etymology: Diminutive form of dwine, from dwinan, akin to Old Norse dvena dvína \(Danish tvine150290)
  • Dwindle - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    All can dwindle, or shrink away, if we don't handle them properly The word dwindle has a wonderfully descriptive, almost childlike sound to it, as though it belongs in a nursery rhyme
  • DWINDLE Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    to fall away, as in quality; degenerate dwindled, dwindling Failing health dwindles ambition “Collins English Dictionary — Complete Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons Co Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 See decrease Examples have not been reviewed
  • Dwindle Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    To keep on becoming or making smaller or less; diminish; shrink To cause to dwindle Difficulties that dwindled my enthusiasm for the recipe (intransitive, figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation (Goldsmith, Vicar, III) To lessen; to bring low
  • DWINDLE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
    Some common synonyms of dwindle are abate, decrease, diminish, lessen, and reduce While all these words mean "to grow or make less," dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller





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