v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. See Synonyms at decrease. v.tr. To cause to dwindle: difficulties that dwindled my enthusiasm for the recipe. [Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwīnan, to shrink; see dheu-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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