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DWINDLE DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become smaller or lose substance

Example:

Her savings dwindled down

Synonyms:

dwindle; dwindle away; dwindle down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dwindle down" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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