Main Entry: dwin·dle
Pronunciation: \ˈdwin-dəl\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): dwin·dled; dwin·dling \-(d)liŋ, -dəl-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
