DWINDLE
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Dwin"dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwindled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwindling (?).] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw&ī;nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv&ī;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.
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Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine.
Shak.
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Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.
Swift.
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Dwin"dle, v. t. 1. To make less; to bring low.
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Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
Thomson.
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2. To break; to disperse. [R.] Clarendon.
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Dwin"dle, n. The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. [R.] Johnson.
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