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Definition of dwindle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

dwindle

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈdwɪndl//
 
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dwindle
 
he / she / it dwindles
 
past simple dwindled
 
-ing form dwindling
 
 
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to become gradually less or smaller dwindling audiences a dwindling band of supporters dwindle (away) (to something) Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. dwindle (from something) (to something) Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20.
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