DWINDLE


Meaning of DWINDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dwɪnd(ə)l ]

( dwindles, dwindling, dwindled)

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...

He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.

= shrink

VERB : V , V-ing

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