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dwindle

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to gradually become smaller or weaker

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Dwindle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing dwindle in a sentence.

Their savings dwindled as the months without work dragged on.

Synonyms
diminishshrinkwane
Antonyms
increasegrowexpand
Common questions

Questions about “dwindle

Dwindle (verb) means to gradually become smaller or weaker
Here is dwindle used in an example sentence: "Their savings dwindled as the months without work dragged on."
Common synonyms for dwindle include diminish, shrink, wane.
Antonyms of dwindle include increase, grow, expand.
Dwindle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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