Associations to the word «Dwindle»

Wiktionary

DWINDLE, verb. (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
DWINDLE, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
DWINDLE, verb. To lessen; to bring low.
DWINDLE, verb. To break; to disperse.

Dictionary definition

DWINDLE, verb. Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley