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dwin·dle
 dwindle
- pronunciation:
- dwIn
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
dwindled, dwindles, dwindling |
| definition: |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; diminish; shrink.
My bank account is dwindling.- synonyms:
- decline, decrease, diminish, fall off, peter out, shrink, taper, wane, waste
- antonyms:
- increase
- similar words:
- abate, contract, drop, dwarf, ebb, fade, fall, lessen, ooze, reduce, shorten, shrivel, sink, slack, trail
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| related words: |
contract, cool, decline, decrease, deplete, die, fail, fall off, lag, lower, moderate, recede, relent, remit, slide, slip, slump, subside, waste, weaken, wither |
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