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- Dictionarydwindle/ˈdwɪndl/
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- 1. diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength: "traffic has dwindled to a trickle" Similar Opposite
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DWINDLE definition: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2. to become smaller in size or…. Learn more.
- English (US)
DWINDLE meaning: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or...
- Simplified
DWINDLE translate: 减小;降低;减少. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Znaczenie Dwindle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DWINDLE definicja: 1. to become smaller in size or amount,...
- Dwindle: French Translation
DWINDLE translate: diminuer, diminuer. Learn more in the...
- Dwindle: Malay Translation
dwindle translate: menyusut. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dwindle: Indonesian Translation
dwindle translate: makin berkurang. Learn more in the...
- Dwindle: German Translation
dwindle translate: schwinden. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dwindle: Korean Translation
dwindle translate: 감소하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
verb. If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred. [VERB] Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. [VERB] He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.
The meaning of DWINDLE is to become steadily less : shrink. How to use dwindle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dwindle.
DWINDLE meaning: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2. to become smaller in size or…. Learn more.
Dwindle definition: to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away. See examples of DWINDLE used in a sentence.
Definition of dwindle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word dwindle has a wonderfully descriptive, almost childlike sound to it, as though it belongs in a nursery rhyme. That might help you remember the meaning, which is to shrink away gradually, like the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland," who dwindles away until nothing is left but his grin.