dwin|dle|ment — «DWIHN duhl muhnt», noun. a dwindled state or condition; decreased size, strength, etc. or other characteristic … Useful english dictionary
dwin·dle — … Useful english dictionary
dwin — dwin·dle; … English syllables
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
dwindle — dwin·dle … English syllables
dwindle — dwin|dle [ˈdwındl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: dwine [i] to become less ] also dwindle away to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller ▪ The elephant population is dwindling. ▪ His money had dwindled away. dwindle to ▪ The stream… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dwindle — dwin|dle [ dwındl ] verb intransitive to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains: Resources are dwindling. dwindle to: Water supplies have dwindled to their lowest level in ten years. dwindle away: Her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dwindle — dwin•dle [[t]ˈdwɪn dl[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish 2) to fall away, as in quality; degenerate 3) to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink • Etymology: 1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (ME;… … From formal English to slang
Dwindle — Dwin dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw[=i]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[=i]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dwindle — Dwin dle, v. t. 1. To make less; to bring low. [1913 Webster] Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. To break; to disperse. [R.] Clarendon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
