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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr & vb n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE dwinen to languish, waste away AS dw[=i]nan; akin to LG dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[=i]na to cease, dwindle, Sw tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force.] To diminish; to become less to shrink; to waste or consume away to become degenerate; to fall away Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.
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