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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is
added to the root with a diminutive force.]
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume
away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
[1913 Webster]
Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Religious societies, though begun with excellent
intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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 suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is
added to the root with a diminutive force.]
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume
away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak
and pine. --Shak.
Religious societies, though begun with excellent
intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious
clubs. --Swift.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dwindled
vb.
(infl of en dwindle ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
dwindled
vb.
(infl of en dwindle ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
dwindled
vb.
(infl of en dwindle ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
dwindled
vb.
(infl of en dwindle ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dwindled
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm d windle d)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dwindled
Engelska a.
(avledning en dwindle ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb dwindle)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/ متضاءلFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]upadal
dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ubýval
dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/ abgenommen, nachgelassen, rückläufig gewesen, zur Neige gegangen see: dwindle, dwindlingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/ geschwunden, geschrumpft, zusammenschrumpft, zergangen see: dwindle, dwindling, dwindles, dwindledFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/ schwand, schrumpfte, zerging see: dwindle, dwindling, dwindled, dwindlesFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwindled /dwˈɪndəld/
sich vermindert
Synonyms: lessened, eased off
see: dwindle, lessen, ease off, dwindling, lessening, easing off
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈdwɪndəɫd/