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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 in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- 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
Dwindle definition: to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away See examples of DWINDLE used in a sentence
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