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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw[c6]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[c6]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force.] 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. | |
