dwindle: Meaning and Definition of

dwin•dle

Pronunciation: (dwin'dl), [key]

— v., -dled, -dling.

—v.i.

to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.

—v.t.

to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: Failing health dwindles ambition.

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