dwindle

v., -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.intr.
To become gradually less until little remains.

v.tr.
To cause to dwindle. See synonyms at decrease.

[Frequentative of Middle English dwinen, to waste away, from Old English dwīnan, to shrink.]

verb

To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: waste away; taper off
Antonyms: develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, save, swell

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IN BRIEF: To become smaller or less; to slowly diminish.

Christina became concerned when the profits from her book sales began to dwindle.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - svinde ind, gå tilbage
v. tr. - få til at blive mindre

Nederlands (Dutch)
tanen, afnemen

Français (French)
v. intr. - diminuer, décroître, s'affaiblir, tomber peu à peu (les ressources), baisser (des provisions)
v. tr. - diminuer, rapetisser, baisser (l'intérêt, l'enthousiasme), décliner (la santé), réduire

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwinden, schrumpfen, zurückgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μικραίνω, φθίνω, ελαττώνομαι, σβήνω σιγά-σιγά

Italiano (Italian)
declinare, diminuire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diminuir(-se)

Русский (Russian)
уменьшаться, сокращаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - disminuir, menguar, quedar reducido
v. tr. - disminuir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smälta ihop, urarta, krympa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减少, 衰落, 缩小, 使减少, 使缩小

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 減少, 衰落, 縮小
v. tr. - 使減少, 使縮小

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 점점 줄어들다, (명성 등이) 추락하다, 여위다
v. tr. - ~를 줄어들게 하다, 줄이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - だんだん小さくなる, 衰える, 質的に低下する, 次第に減らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتضائل, يضائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פחת, התכווץ בהדרגה, התנוון‬
v. tr. - ‮פחת, כיווץ, הקטין בהדרגה‬

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