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Dwindle

verb/ɛndˈɛnaɪz/
Definition
become smaller or lose substance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛndˈɛnaɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/dwˈɪndəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dwˈɪndəl/
1 syllable Say it as /ɛndˈɛnaɪz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbecome smaller or lose substance
“Her savings dwindled down”
Word Forms
dwindlingnouna becoming gradually less
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schwinden
kleiner werden oder an Substanz verlieren
🇫🇷French
diminuer
devenir plus petit ou perdre de la substance
🇪🇸Spanish
disminuirse
hacerse más pequeño o perder sustancia
🇮🇹Italian
diminuire
diventare più piccoli o perdere sostanza
🇳🇱Dutch
slinken
kleiner worden of substantie verliezen
🇵🇹Portuguese
diminuir
tornar-se menor ou perder substância
🇷🇺Russian
сокращаться
стать меньше или потерять содержание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सूखना
छोटा हो जाना या पदार्थ खो देना
🇧🇩Bengali
হ্রাস
ছোট হয়ে যায় বা পদার্থ হারায়
🇮🇳Tamil
குறையும்
சிறியதாக அல்லது பொருளை இழக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
తగ్గిపోతాయి
చిన్నదిగా లేదా పదార్థాన్ని కోల్పోతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
कमी होणे
लहान होणे किंवा पदार्थ गमावणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઘટવું
નાનું થવું અથવા પદાર્થ ગુમાવવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುತ್ತವೆ
ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾಗುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറയുന്നു
ചെറുതാകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പദാർത്ഥം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਟਣਾ
ਛੋਟਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਗੁਆਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھٹنا
چھوٹا ہو جانا یا مادہ کھو دینا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
减少
变小或失去实质
🇯🇵Japanese
衰える
小さくなったり、実体がなくなったりする
🇰🇷Korean
여위다
작아지거나 실체를 잃어가다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giảm dần
trở nên nhỏ hơn hoặc mất đi chất
🇹🇭Thai
ลดน้อยลง
มีขนาดเล็กลงหรือสูญเสียสาร
🇮🇩Indonesian
berkurang
menjadi lebih kecil atau kehilangan substansi
🇵🇭Filipino
lumiit
nagiging mas maliit o nawawalan ng substance
🇲🇾Malay
menyusut
menjadi lebih kecil atau kehilangan zat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تتضاءل
تصبح أصغر أو تفقد الجوهر
🇮🇷Persian
کم شدن
کوچکتر شود یا ماده خود را از دست بدهد
🇹🇷Turkish
azalmak
küçülmek veya içeriğini kaybetmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִצְטַמְצֵם
להיות קטן יותר או לאבד חומר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dwindle'?
The primary meaning of 'dwindle' is 'become smaller or lose substance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dwindle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dwindle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dwindle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dwindle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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