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dwindle
Meaning: to grow gradually less or smaller
dwindle in a sentence
How dwindle is used in real sentences:
The crowd dwindled as the rain grew heavier.
Their savings dwindled to almost nothing by the end of winter.
“As they rebuilt together, their energy dwindled in the afternoon heat, and they grew lethargic enough to measure one board twice.”
— from the passage The Line Between Gardens
Synonyms for dwindle
Other words for dwindle — diminish, shrink and decrease — carry the same meaning.
- diminish
- shrink
- decrease
Antonyms of dwindle
Words that mean the opposite of dwindle:
- grow
- expand
Where it comes from
From Old English dwīnan 'to waste away'
Memory hook
DWINDLE — slowly DwINDles down to nothing.