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- DictionaryDwin·dle/ˈdwind(ə)l/
verb
- 1. diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength: "traffic has dwindled to a trickle"
The meaning of DWINDLE is to become steadily less : shrink. How to use dwindle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dwindle.
DWINDLE definition: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2. to become smaller in size or…. Learn more.
DWINDLE meaning: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2. to become smaller in size or…. Learn more.
Dwindle definition: to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away. See examples of DWINDLE used in a sentence.
The word dwindle has a wonderfully descriptive, almost childlike sound to it, as though it belongs in a nursery rhyme. That might help you remember the meaning, which is to shrink away gradually, like the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland," who dwindles away until nothing is left but his grin.
verb. If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred. [VERB] Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. [VERB] He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.
Definition of dwindle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dwindle Definition. To become gradually less until little remains. To keep on becoming or making smaller or less; diminish; shrink. To cause to dwindle. Difficulties that dwindled my enthusiasm for the recipe. (intransitive, figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
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.
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