What does dwindle mean?
Definitions for dwindle
ˈdwɪn dldwin·dle
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word dwindle.
Princeton's WordNet
dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down(verb)
become smaller or lose substance
"Her savings dwindled down"
Wiktionary
dwindle(Verb)
To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
dwindle(Verb)
To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation. (Goldsmith, Vicar, III)
Origin: Diminutive form of dwine, from dwinan, akin to Old Norse dvena/dvína \(Danish tvine150290).
Webster Dictionary
Dwindle(verb)
to diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away
Dwindle(verb)
to make less; to bring low
Dwindle(verb)
to break; to disperse
Dwindle(noun)
the process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy
Origin: [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dwnan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dvna 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.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dwindle
dwin′dl, v.i. to grow less: to waste away: to grow feeble: to become degenerate.—v.t. to lessen.—n. decline.—n. Dwin′dlement. [Dim. of Dwine.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dwindle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dwindle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of dwindle in a Sentence
According to the data. . . they’re happy when they get there, but when my star starts to dwindle and my body has been used 33,000 times, what do I do ? What’s going to happen ? They don’t seem to think about that.
In a short period of time, we’ve seen a very competitive marketplace among big-box stores dwindle, that’s one of the things we hope to capitalize on. We hope to disrupt the space they have left open for small and medium-size business that Staples can’t afford to service.
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- смалявам се, свивам сеBulgarian
- zmenšovat, ubývatCzech
- schwindenGerman
- desaparecer, menguar, agotarse, disminuirSpanish
- huveta, haipua, vähetäFinnish
- diminuer, se tarir, s'évanouir, amenuiser, disparaître, fondre, se dessécher, décroîtreFrench
- crìonScottish Gaelic
- kisebbedik, megcsappan, fogy, elenyészik, apad, gyengül, csökken, kevesbedik, sorvadHungarian
- diminutarIdo
- dvínaIcelandic
- restringersi, diminuireItalian
- 減少Japanese
- smelten, verdwijnen, krimpenDutch
- umniejszaćPolish
- diminuir, decrescerPortuguese
- сократиться, сокращаться, уменьшаться, уменьшитьсяRussian
- svisnuti, свиснутиSerbo-Croatian
- minska, förtvina, krympaSwedish
- 縮小Chinese
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