dwindle

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Leonard thought fit to let it dwindle, and it has dwindled until it has perished of inanition. "

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  1. intransitive verb To become gradually less until little remains.
  2. transitive verb To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease.

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  • And as the new century began to dwindle, the cod had dwindled, too. —  Destroyer 106: White Water
  • Dusty's form was already beginning to dwindle, and in a moment the dog bounded up to him on his three legs, panting happily. —  FSF,June2008
  • Watched their taillights dwindle, then walked across the road and looked. —  The Shipping News
  • His own was starting to dwindle, and already he was having to make sacrifices, to choose between a few meals and a winter coat. —  Asimov'sSF,October-November2007
  • As the world's resources, from oil to timber and minerals, dwindle, the prospect of more water wars in the Middle East in the decades ahead increase with each passing day. —  Latest News - UPI.com
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dwindle:   dwindled ·  dwindling ·  dwindles
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwīnan, to shrink; see dheu-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Freq. (for *dwinle) of Middle English dwinen, waste away, dwine: see dwine.
  2. from dwindle, v.
 

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