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dwindle

UK
/ˈdwɪndəl/
US
/ˈdwɪndəl/
dwindle down

Translations

dwindleverb
dwindled
Past Simple
dwindled
Past Participle
dwindling
Gerund
UK
/ˈdwɪndəl/
US
/ˈdwɪndəl/
diminuerEmploi intransitif.
The crowd began to dwindle as the concert came to an end.
La foule a commencé à diminuer à mesure que le concert touchait à sa fin.
Additional translations
réduireEmploi transitif, rare ou littéraire.
Synonyms
diminish
decline
abate
fade
shrink
lessen
reduce
decrease
Antonyms
expand
grow
increase

Definitions

dwindleverb
To become gradually less or smaller over time.
The crowd began to dwindle as the concert came to an end.
To cause (something) to become gradually smaller or less; to reduce (often rare or archaic).
Decades of neglect had dwindled the old mansion to a crumbling shell.
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