Dwindle
Pronunciation : Dwin"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dwinan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dvina 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.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Dwindled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dwindling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dwin"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To make less; to bring low. Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson.
2. To break; to disperse. [R.] Clarendon.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dwin"dle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. [R.] Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913