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dwindle away ThesaurusVerb | 1. | dwindle away - become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"dwindle, 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" | Translationsdwindle away
dwindle awayTo lessen gradually but substantially. Unfortunately, my interest in political science has dwindled away since I declared it as my major.See also: awaydwindle away(to something) and dwindle down (to something) to shrink, contract, or diminish to something. The noise dwindled away to nothing. It just dwindled down and was gone.See also: awaydwindle away
Synonyms for dwindle awayverb become smaller or lose substanceSynonymsRelated Words- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
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