Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away,
AS. dw[imac]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish,
Icel. dv[imac]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain
origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is
added to the root with a diminutive force.]
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume
away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
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Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak.
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Religious societies, though begun with excellent
intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. t.
1. To make less; to bring low.
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Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
--Thomson.
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2. To break; to disperse. [R.] --Clarendon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, n.
The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.
[R.] --Johnson.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwindle
v 1: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled
down" [syn: {dwindle}, {dwindle away}, {dwindle down}]
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