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dwin·dle

dwindle

 
 
pronunciation:
dwIn dl
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: dwindles, dwindling, dwindled
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:
grow, increase
similar words:
abate, contract, drop, dwarf, ebb, fade, fall, lessen, ooze, reduce, shorten, shrivel, sink, slack, trail
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