DWIN'DLE, verb intransitive 1. To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away. The body dwindles by pining or consumption; an estate swindles by waste, by want of industry or economy; an object dwindles in size, as it recedes from view; an army dwindles by death or desertion. Our drooping days have dwindled down to naught. 2. To degenerate; to sink; to fall away. Religious societies may dwindle into factious clubs. DWIN'DLE, verb transitive To make less; to bring low. 1. To break; to disperse.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI