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dwindle

v.
US //ˈdwɪndəɫ// UK //dwˈɪndəl// dwin·dle
Origin

Frequentative form of dwine, from Middle English dwinen, from Old English dwīnan (“to waste away”), from Proto-West Germanic dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną. It is equivalent to dwine + -le, akin to Old Norse dvena, dvína, Dutch verdwijnen (“to disappear, dwindle”).

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