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dwindle definition

dwin·dle (dwindəl)

intransitive verb, transitive verb dwindled -·dled, dwindling -·dling

to keep on becoming or making smaller or less; diminish; shrink

Etymology: freq. of obs. dwine, to languish, fade < ME dwinen < OE dwīnan, akin to ON dvína < IE base *dheu-: see die

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