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Dwindle as a Verb
Definitions of "Dwindle" as a verb
Synonyms of "Dwindle" as a verb (36 Words)
Usage Examples of "Dwindle" as a verb
Associations of "Dwindle" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Dwindle” are: dwindle away, dwindle down, diminish, decrease, reduce, get smaller, become smaller, grow smaller, become less, grow less, lessen, wane, contract, shrink, fall off, taper off, tail off, drop, fall, go down, sink, slump, plummet, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fail, ebb, slip, slide, go downhill, go to rack and ruin, decay, wither, fade, fade away

Dwindle as a Verb

Definitions of "Dwindle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dwindle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Become smaller or lose substance.
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Synonyms of "Dwindle" as a verb (36 Words)

become less	Come into existence.
become smaller	Undergo a change or development.
contract	Enter into a contractual arrangement. These sources were called quasistellar objects which was soon contracted to quasar.
decay	Undergo decay or decomposition. The body started to decay* and needed to be cremated.*
decline	Grow worse. Caroline declined the coffee.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. He decreased his staff.
degenerate	Grow worse. The debate degenerated into a brawl.
deteriorate	Become worse or disintegrate. Her condition deteriorated.
diminish	Cause to seem less impressive or valuable. The trial has aged and diminished him.
drop	Let or cause to fall in drops. Drop off the passengers at the hotel.
dwindle away	Become smaller or lose substance.
dwindle down	Become smaller or lose substance.
ebb	Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. The tide began to ebb.
fade	(with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording. The ball faded toward an area left of the green.
fade away	Disappear gradually.
fail	Become bankrupt or insolvent fail financially and close. She cannot have failed to be aware of the situation.
fall	Descend in free fall under the influence of gravity. Fall by the wayside.
fall off	Be cast down.
get smaller	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
go down	Be or continue to be in a certain condition.
go downhill	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
go to rack and ruin	Be in the right place or situation.
grow less	Grow emotionally or mature.
grow smaller	Become attached by or as if by the process of growth.
lessen	Decrease in size, extent, or range. The years have lessened the gap in age between us.
plummet	Fall or drop straight down at high speed. A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully.
reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. The sauce should reduce* to one cup.*
shrink	Be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing. The metal is unsuitable for shrinking on to wooden staves.
sink	Cause a ship to sink. They agreed to sink* their differences.*
slide	Move smoothly along a surface. She slid down the bank into the water.
slip	Move smoothly and easily. A beautiful woman s address was never likely to slip* his mind.*
slump	Fail or decline substantially. Denis was slumped in his seat.
tail off	Remove or shorten the tail of an animal.
taper off	Give a point to.
wane	Become smaller. Interest in his novels waned.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. The flesh had withered away.

Usage Examples of "Dwindle" as a verb

Her savings dwindled down.
Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.

Associations of "Dwindle" (30 Words)

abate	Make less active or intense. The storm abated.
curtail	Deprive someone of (something. Curtail drinking in school.
deaden	Lessen the momentum or velocity of. Deadened wine.
decline	Grow smaller. Her health began to decline.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. There was a decrease* in his temperature as the fever subsided.*
decrement	A process of becoming smaller or shorter. The instruction decrements the accumulator by one.
depletion	The act of decreasing something markedly. The depletion* of the ozone layer.*
diminish	Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The trial has aged and diminished him.
diminution	A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something. A permanent diminution* in value.*
downgrade	A downward gradient on a railway or road. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled.
fade	The process of becoming less bright. Shortly after receiving the snap he threw a fade* to Crabtree.*
flagging	Flagstones collectively. She wants to revive her flagging* career.*
flinch	An act of flinching. Don t call me that he said with a flinch.
languish	(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak. When a visitor comes in she smiles and languishes.
lessen	Wear off or die down. The warmth of the afternoon lessened.
recoil	The action of recoiling. Ronni felt herself recoil* at the very thought.*
reduce	Reduce in size reduce physically. Reduce one s standard of living.
retrench	Tighten one’s belt; use resources carefully. Right wing parties which seek to retrench* the welfare state.*
rundown	A reduction in the productivity or activities of a company or institution. A rundown* in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy.*
shorten	Become short or shorter. The manuscript must be shortened.
shrink	Become or make smaller in size or amount. I don t shrink* from my responsibilities.*
shrinkage	The amount by which something shrinks. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
shrivel	Cause to feel worthless or insignificant. The flowers simply shrivelled up.
wane	(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Interest in his novels waned.
waning	A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent. The waxing and waning* of the moon.*
weaken	Lessen the strength of. The fever weakened his body.
wilt	Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. My opponent was wilting.
wince	Make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress. She winced when she heard his pompous speech.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. The state in socialist societies has failed to wither* away.*
wizened	Shrivelled or wrinkled with age. A wizened* weather beaten old man.*