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Dwindle
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. [R.] Johnson.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. Shak. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. Swift.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To make less; to bring low. Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson.
2. To break; to disperse. [R.] Clarendon.