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Definitions for Dwindling

[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 Dwindling

dwindledecline, abate, ebb, wane, lessen, drop, subside, wither, decrease, sink, fade, fall, decay, diminish, shrivel, shrink, weaken, bate, drain, taper

Words nearby Dwindling

dwindledwelling place, dwelt, dwem, dwi, dwight, dwindle, dwm, dwp, dwt, dwy, dx

Origin of Dwindling

e1590–1600; 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 Dwindling

un·dwin·dling , adjective

Word origin for Dwindling

eC16: from Old English dwīnan to waste away; related to Old Norse dvīna to pine away

Synonyms for Dwindling

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