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