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Definitions for Dwindle
[1] to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
[2] to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.
[3] to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: Failing health dwindles ambition.
[4] to grow or cause to grow less in size, intensity, or number; diminish or shrink gradually
Words related to Dwindle
decline, abate, ebb, wane, lessen, drop, subside, wither, decrease, sink, fade, fall, decay, diminish, shrivel, shrink, weaken, bate, drain, taper
Words nearby Dwindle
dwelling place, dwelt, dwem, dwi, dwight, dwindle, dwm, dwp, dwt, dwy, dx
Origin of Dwindle
1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (Middle English; Old English dwīnan; cognate with Middle Dutch dwīnen to languish, Old Norse dvīna to pine away) + -le
Other words from Dwindle
un·dwin·dling , adjective
Word origin for Dwindle
C16: from Old English dwīnan to waste away; related to Old Norse dvīna to pine away
Synonyms for Dwindle
abate, decay, decline, decrease, die down, diminish, drop, ebb, fade, fall, lessen, peter out, shrink, shrivel, sink, subside, wane, weaken, wither, bate, close, contract, drain, pine, taper, become smaller, die away, die out, grow less, slack off