dwindle
Meaning
- (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
- (transitive) To lessen; to bring low.
- To break up or disperse.
Synonyms
dwindle away
grow less
dwindle down
grow dry
Translations
menguar
schwinden
diminuer
diminuire
diminuir
μικραίνωPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdwɪn.dəl/
Etymology
In summary
Frequentative form of dwine, from Middle English dwinen, from Old English dwīnan (“to waste away”), from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. It is equivalent to dwine + -le, akin to Old Norse dvena, dvína, Dutch verdwijnen (“to disappear, dwindle”).
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