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dwindle

(dwɪndəl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dwindles, present participle dwindling, past tense, past participle dwindled
verb
If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.
The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred. [VERB]
Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. [VERB]
He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: lessen, fall, decline, contract More Synonyms of dwindle

dwindle in British English

(ˈdwɪndəl)
verb
to grow or cause to grow less in size, intensity, or number; diminish or shrink gradually
Word origin
C16: from Old English dwīnan to waste away; related to Old Norse dvīna to pine away

dwindle in American English

(ˈdwɪndəl)
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdwindled or ˈdwindling
to keep on becoming or making smaller or less; diminish; shrink
SIMILAR WORDS:  deˈcrease
Word origin
freq. of obs. dwine, to languish, fade < ME dwinen < OE dwīnan, akin to ON dvína < IE base *dheu-: see die1

Examples of 'dwindle' in a sentence
dwindle

The working class was a dwindling band and it had no other political home.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Villages that suffered dwindling numbers are already benefiting from the asylum seekers' arrival.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As their numbers dwindle, it becomes more whodunnit than action flick.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aircraft circled the vessel for an hour before dwindling fuel reserves forced its return to Hawaii.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Only in the fifth century did Roman influence in Britain gradually dwindle.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
We have very high demand but supply has dwindled.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Now the hop trade has dwindled and chestnuts are being replaced by conifers.
Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991)
The dwindling band of optimists suffered four blows last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It blames dwindling reserves and rising oil prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
 Numbers dwindled after the introduction of mink and loss of habitat.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the final week that number dwindled to five.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Action on dwindling fish reserves is overdue.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The choice of successor will be important as the charity copes with a declining membership and dwindling financial reserves.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Coalition has made blunders as hospitals strain to cope with soaring demand and dwindling resources.
The Sun (2015)
As sea trade dwindled to a trickle, so industry imploded.
Rodney Bolt HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)
New home-grown stars are a dwindling band.
The Sun (2014)
The available seats are dwindling in number, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And as reserves dwindle, the economics get tighter.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Numbers have dwindled to fewer than 6,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As the years passed, historians and journalists sought out the dwindling band of those who had survived the earthquake.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He wonders what we will tell the next generation about what we did with the world's dwindling supply of helium.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You are lucky these days if you have a good butcher on your doorstep, because this dwindling trade is where you will find the best meat bargains.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He claims brewery rent of 42,000 a year and dwindling trade mean he must work 80 hours a week just to stay afloat.
The Sun (2010)

In other languages
dwindle

British English: dwindle VERB
If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.
The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.
  • American English: dwindle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: diminuir
  • Chinese: 缩小
  • European Spanish: menguar
  • French: diminuer
  • German: abnehmen
  • Italian: diminuire
  • Japanese: 次第に小さくなる
  • Korean: 줄어들다
  • European Portuguese: diminuir
  • Latin American Spanish: menguar

Chinese translation of 'dwindle'

dwindle

(ˈdwɪndl)

vi

  1. [resources, supplies, strength] 缩(縮)小 (suōxiǎo)
(verb) 
Definition
to grow less in size, strength, or number
The factory's workforce has dwindled.
Synonyms
lessen
The burden will lessen if you ask someone for help.
fall
Her weight fell as she excerised more and ate healthily.
decline
a declining birth rate
contract
Output fell last year and is expected to contract further this year.
sink
Our hopes were sinking fast.
fade
After that all her worries faded away.
weaken
The storm was finally beginning to weaken.
Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
shrink
The vast forests have shrunk.
diminish
The threat of war has diminished.
decrease
Population growth is decreasing each year.
decay
The work ethic in this country has decayed over the past 30 years.
wither
His dream of being a famous footballer withered and died.
wane
His interest in art to wane.
subside
The pain had subsided during the night.
ebb
There were occasions when my enthusiasm ebbed.
die down
The controversy is unlikely to die down.
die out
abate
The storms soon abated.
shrivel
The plant shrivels and dies.
peter out
The strike seemed to be petering out.
die away
The sound died away.
waste away
The plants are just wasting away in this heat.
taper off
The fighting has begun to taper off.
grow less
Opposites
increase,
grow
,
develop
,
advance
,
expand
,
swell
,
wax
,
heighten
,
enlarge
,
escalate
,
multiply
,
magnify
,
amplify
,
dilate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abate
Definition
to make or become less strong
The storms soon abated.
Synonyms
decrease,
decline,
relax,
ease,
sink,
fade,
weaken,
diminish,
dwindle,
lessen,
slow,
wane,
subside,
ebb,
let up,
slacken,
attenuate,
taper off
in the sense of contract
Definition
to make or become smaller, narrower, or shorter
Output fell last year and is expected to contract further this year.
Synonyms
lessen,
reduce,
shrink,
diminish,
decrease,
dwindle
in the sense of decay
Definition
to decline gradually in health, prosperity, or quality
The work ethic in this country has decayed over the past 30 years.
Synonyms
decline,
sink,
break down,
diminish,
dissolve,
crumble,
deteriorate,
fall off,
dwindle,
lessen,
wane,
disintegrate,
degenerate

Synonyms of 'dwindle'

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