Dictionary
dwin•dle
Pronunciation: (dwin'dl), [key]
—v., -dled, -dling.
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v.i.
1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away:
His vast fortune has dwindled away.
2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.
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v.t.
to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink:
Failing health dwindles ambition. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.