Main Entry: dwin·dle

Pronunciation: \ˈdwin-d^əl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): dwin·dled; dwin·dling \-(d)liŋ, -d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology: probably frequentative of dwine to waste away, from Middle English, from Old English dwīnan; akin to Old Norse dvīna to pine away, deyja to die — more at die

Date: 1596

intransitive verb : to become steadily less : shrinktransitive verb : to make steadily less

synonyms see decrease