See Also: dwindle(dictionary)
dwindle(dictionary)

dwindle (iou)



dwindle verb & noun. L16.
[Frequentative of DWINE: see -LE3.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Become reduced in size or quantity; shrink; waste away. L16.
J. B. Priestley The sun came struggling through again and the rain dwindled to a few glittering drops. R. C. Hutchinson The uproar had dwindled to silence.
b. fig. Diminish in quality, value, or importance; decline, degenerate. L17.
G. Murray The great hope had dwindled to be very like despair.
verb trans. Cause to shrink, reduce gradually in size. rare. M17.
b. noun. The process of dwindling. Also, a dwindled object. rare. M18.