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dwindle

/dˈwɪndəl/DWIN-duhl
/dˈwɪndəl/DWIN-duhl

Meaningto dwindle, languish

Common meaning: become gradually smaller or less

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdwīnan‘to dwindle, languish’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdwinen‘waste away’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftswaste away → become gradually smaller or lessdwindle‘become gradually smaller or less’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English dwīnan ‘to dwindle, languish’.

Roots

  • dwīnan Old English “to dwindle, languish”

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