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Word: Dwindle
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: frequentative of Scots and dialect dwine ‘fade away’, from Old English dwīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwīnen and Old Norse dvína
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdwɪndl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Short Definition:diminish gradually in size or strength
Examples:- traffic has dwindled to a trickle
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