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- Dictionarydwindle/ˈdwɪndl/
verb
- 1. diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength: "traffic has dwindled to a trickle" Similar Opposite
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DWINDLE definition: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2. to become smaller in size or…. Learn more.
The meaning of DWINDLE is to become steadily less : shrink. How to use dwindle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dwindle.
DWINDLE meaning: 1. to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: 2. to become smaller in size or…. Learn more.
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]
Dwindle definition: to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away. See examples of DWINDLE used in a sentence.
/ˈdwɪndəl/ IPA guide. Other forms: dwindled; dwindles. What do love, money, and the earth all have in common? All can dwindle, or shrink away, if we don't handle them properly. The word dwindle has a wonderfully descriptive, almost childlike sound to it, as though it belongs in a nursery rhyme.
Definition of dwindle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
