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dwin·dle
 dwindle
- pronunciation:
- dwIn
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verb |
| inflections: |
dwindled, dwindles, dwindling |
| definition: |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink.
The crowd dwindled.Our savings dwindled away.- synonyms:
- decline, decrease, diminish, shrink, taper, wane
- antonyms:
- increase
- similar words:
- abate, contract, drop, ebb, fade, fall, lessen, reduce, shorten, sink, trail
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| related words: |
contract, cool, decline, decrease, die, fail, lag, lower, moderate, recede, slip, slump, subside, weaken |
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