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dwin·dle
(dwĭn′dl)v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles
v.intr.
To become gradually less until little remains. See Synonyms at decrease.
v.tr.
To cause to dwindle: difficulties that dwindled my enthusiasm for the recipe.
[Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwīnan, to shrink; see dheu- in Indo-European roots.]
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dwindle
(ˈdwɪndəl)vb
to grow or cause to grow less in size, intensity, or number; diminish or shrink gradually
[C16: from Old English dwīnan to waste away; related to Old Norse dvīna to pine away]
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dwin•dle
(ˈdwɪn dl)v. -dled, -dling. v.i.
1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish.
2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.
v.t. 3. to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink.
[1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (Middle English; Old English dwīnan; c. Middle Dutch dwīnen, Old Norse dvīna) + -le]
syn: See decrease.
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dwindle
Past participle: dwindled
Gerund: dwindling
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| Verb | 1. | dwindle - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down" |
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dwindle
verb lessen, fall, decline, contract, sink, fade, weaken, shrink, diminish, decrease, decay, wither, wane, subside, ebb, die down, die out, abate, shrivel, peter out, die away, waste away, taper off, grow less The factory's workforce has dwindled.
increase, grow, develop, advance, expand, swell, wax, heighten, enlarge, escalate, multiply, magnify, amplify, dilate
increase, grow, develop, advance, expand, swell, wax, heighten, enlarge, escalate, multiply, magnify, amplify, dilate
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dwindle
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Translations
يَتَضاءَل، يَقِل
ubývatzmenšovatrozplynoutscvrkávat se
skrumpe indsvinde in
huvetavähetä
rÿrna, minnka
samazinātiessarauties
rozplynúť sa
azalmakküçülmek
dwindle
[ˈdwɪndl] VI → reducirse, menguarto dwindle to → quedar reducido a
to dwindle away [money, sound] → disminuir, menguar
his life was dwindling away → se consumía poco a poco
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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dwindle
vi (strength, relevance) → schwinden, abnehmen; (interest) → nachlassen; (numbers, audiences) → zurückgehen, abnehmen; (supplies, stocks) → schrumpfen, zur Neige gehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dwindle
[ˈdwɪndl] vi (numbers, supplies) → assottigliarsi, diminuire, decrescere; (interest) → affievolirsito dwindle to → ridursi a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dwindle
(ˈdwindl) verb to grow less. His money dwindled away.
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