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dwindle
dwin·dle D0441400 (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.]dwindle (ˈdwɪndəl) vbto 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]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. dwindle
Past participle: dwindled
Gerund: dwindling
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| I dwindle | | you dwindle | | he/she/it dwindles | | we dwindle | | you dwindle | | they dwindle |
| Preterite |
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| I dwindled | | you dwindled | | he/she/it dwindled | | we dwindled | | you dwindled | | they dwindled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dwindling | | you are dwindling | | he/she/it is dwindling | | we are dwindling | | you are dwindling | | they are dwindling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dwindled | | you have dwindled | | he/she/it has dwindled | | we have dwindled | | you have dwindled | | they have dwindled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dwindling | | you were dwindling | | he/she/it was dwindling | | we were dwindling | | you were dwindling | | they were dwindling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dwindled | | you had dwindled | | he/she/it had dwindled | | we had dwindled | | you had dwindled | | they had dwindled |
| Future |
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| I will dwindle | | you will dwindle | | he/she/it will dwindle | | we will dwindle | | you will dwindle | | they will dwindle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dwindled | | you will have dwindled | | he/she/it will have dwindled | | we will have dwindled | | you will have dwindled | | they will have dwindled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dwindling | | you will be dwindling | | he/she/it will be dwindling | | we will be dwindling | | you will be dwindling | | they will be dwindling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dwindling | | you have been dwindling | | he/she/it has been dwindling | | we have been dwindling | | you have been dwindling | | they have been dwindling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dwindling | | you will have been dwindling | | he/she/it will have been dwindling | | we will have been dwindling | | you will have been dwindling | | they will have been dwindling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dwindling | | you had been dwindling | | he/she/it had been dwindling | | we had been dwindling | | you had been dwindling | | they had been dwindling |
| Conditional |
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| I would dwindle | | you would dwindle | | he/she/it would dwindle | | we would dwindle | | you would dwindle | | they would dwindle |
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| I would have dwindled | | you would have dwindled | | he/she/it would have dwindled | | we would have dwindled | | you would have dwindled | | they would have dwindled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dwindle - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"dwindle away, dwindle downdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
dwindleverb 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, dilatedwindleverbTo grow or cause to grow gradually less:abate, decrease, diminish, drain, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).Translationsdwindle (ˈdwindl) verb to grow less. His money dwindled away. 逐漸減少 逐渐减少IdiomsSeedwindle awaydwindle
Related to dwindle: dwindle downSynonyms for dwindleverb lessenSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- increase
- grow
- develop
- advance
- expand
- swell
- wax
- heighten
- enlarge
- escalate
- multiply
- magnify
- amplify
- dilate
Synonyms for dwindleverb to grow or cause to grow gradually lessSynonyms- abate
- decrease
- diminish
- drain
- ebb
- lessen
- let up
- peter
- rebate
- reduce
- tail away
- taper
Synonyms for dwindleverb become smaller or lose substanceSynonymsRelated Words- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
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