v.
Pronunciation: ' dwin-d ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: dwin · dled ; dwin · dling \ -(d)li ŋ , -d ə l-i ŋ \
Etymology: probably frequentative of dwine to waste away, from Middle English, from Old English dw ī nan; akin to Old Norse dv ī na to pine away, deyja to die ― more at DIE
Date: 1596
intransitive verb : to become steadily less : SHRINK
transitive verb : to make steadily less
synonyms see DECREASE