What does dwindle mean?
Definitions for dwindle
ˈdwɪn dldwin·dle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dwindle.
Princeton's WordNet
dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle downverb
become smaller or lose substance
"Her savings dwindled down"
Wiktionary
dwindleverb
To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
dwindleverb
To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation. (Goldsmith, Vicar, III)
Etymology: Diminutive form of dwine, from dwinan, akin to Old Norse dvena/dvína \(Danish tvine150290).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Dwindleverb
Etymology: dwinan, Saxon.
Proper names, when familiarized in English, dwindle to monosyllables; whereas in modern languages they receive a softer turn, by the addition of a new syllable. Joseph Addison, Spect.
Our drooping days are dwindled down to nought;
Their period finish’d e’er ’tis well begun. James Thomson, Spring.’Tis now dwindled down to light frothy stuff. John Norris.
If there have been such a gradual diminution of the generative faculty of the earth, that it hath dwindled from nobler animals to puny mice and insects, why was there not the like decay in the production of vegetables? Richard Bentley, Sermons.
He found the expected council was dwindling into a conventicle, a packed assembly of Italian bishops, not a free convention of fathers. Francis Atterbury.
Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. Jonathan Swift.
Weary sev’nnights nine times nine,
Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.How often do we see, that some small part of the foot being injured by a wrench or a blow, the whole leg or thigh thereby loses its strength and nourishment, and dwindles away. John Locke.
Physicians, with their milky cheer,
The love-sick maid and dwindling beau repair. John Gay, Triv.Of all the forces under Greenvil, there were only five hundred foot and three hundred horse left with him for the blocking up Plymouth; the rest were dwindled away. Edward Hyde.
Wikipedia
dwindle
Dwindle Distribution, based in El Segundo, California, is an American skateboard distributor. It is a component of Transom Capital Group Limited. The company was founded by Steve Rocco and Rodney Mullen. Its formation is recognized as a key event in the creation of a skateboard company owned by people actively involved in the skateboarding lifestyle.
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dwindle
Dwindle refers to gradually decreasing in size, amount, strength, or intensity over time. It denotes the process of becoming smaller or less until little remains.
Webster Dictionary
Dwindleverb
to diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away
Dwindleverb
to make less; to bring low
Dwindleverb
to break; to disperse
Dwindlenoun
the process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy
Etymology: [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.]
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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
Refinance demand continues to dwindle, as many borrowers refinanced in 2020, and in early 2021, when mortgage rates were around 40 basis points lower.
Antarctica is crumbling at its edges, and when ice shelves dwindle and weaken, the continent's massive glaciers tend to speed up and increase the rate of global sea level rise.
When the economy started to tank and my investments started to dwindle... I started to get pretty nervous, i didn't want to deplete my savings.
As hospital bed count continues to dwindle, we will not be able to keep up if [coronavirus cases, hopsitalizations] continue to increase.
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
- ubývat, zmenšovatCzech
- schwindenGerman
- disminuir, desaparecer, agotarse, menguarSpanish
- haipua, huveta, vähetäFinnish
- amenuiser, fondre, se dessécher, disparaître, diminuer, décroître, se tarir, s'évanouirFrench
- crìonScottish Gaelic
- gyengül, kevesbedik, megcsappan, csökken, apad, fogy, sorvad, elenyészik, kisebbedikHungarian
- diminutarIdo
- dvínaIcelandic
- diminuire, restringersiItalian
- 減少Japanese
- smelten, krimpen, verdwijnenDutch
- umniejszaćPolish
- decrescer, diminuirPortuguese
- сократиться, уменьшиться, уменьшаться, сокращатьсяRussian
- svisnuti, свиснутиSerbo-Croatian
- krympa, förtvina, minskaSwedish
- 縮小Chinese
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