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   dwindle

   /ˈdwɪndl/

   verb

   • 1. diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength: "traffic has dwindled to a trickle" Similar diminishdecreasereduceget smallerbecome smallergrow smallerbecome lessgrow lesslessenwanecontractshrinkfall offtaper offtail offdropfallgo downsinkslumpplummetfall off a cliffdisappearvanishdie outinformal:nosedivetake a nosedivedeclinedegeneratedeterioratefailebbwanesinkslipslidego downhillgo to rack and ruindecaywitherfadefade awayinformal:peter outgo to potgo to the dogshit the skidsgo down the toiletgo down the tubesgo to the packOpposite increaseflourish

   Word Origin late 16th century: frequentative of Scots and dialect dwine ‘fade away’, from Old English dwīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwīnen and Old Norse dvína.

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