DWINDLE


Meaning of DWINDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdwin-d ə l ]

verb

( dwin·dled ; dwin·dling -(d)liŋ, -d ə l-iŋ)

Etymology: probably frequentative of dwine to waste away, from Middle English, from Old English dwīnan; akin to Old Norse dvīna 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

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