Associations to the word «Dwindle»

Wiktionary

DWINDLE, verb. (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
DWINDLE, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
DWINDLE, verb. To lessen; to bring low.
DWINDLE, verb. To break; to disperse.

Dictionary definition

DWINDLE, verb. Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke