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dwindle
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[ˈdwɪndl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
(e.g: traffic has dwindled to a trickle)
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Origin
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late 16th century: frequentative of Scots and dialect dwine ‘fade away’, from Old English dwīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwīnen and Old Norse dvína
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