Definition
An archaic or dialectal form meaning to waste away, decline, or dwindle.
Etymology
From Old English dwīnan, meaning 'to waste away or pine away.' This is the original root form from which 'dwindle' was derived by adding the diminutive suffix -le.
Kelly Says
This ancient verb is the hidden ancestor of 'dwindle'—linguists use it to trace how English words evolve, and it shows that sometimes our modern words are just old words with fancy suffixes added!
Translations
CSČeština
zmenšovat
z-men-shoh-vat
DADansk
formindske
for-min-ds-keh
DEDeutsch
verkleinern
fer-klay-ner-n
ELΕλληνικά
μειώνω
may-ee-on-oh
ESEspañol
disminuir
dee-see-mee-neer
FISuomi
pienentää
pee-en-en-taa
FRFrançais
diminuer
dee-mee-n-oo-ay
HIहिन्दी
कम करना
ka-m-kar-nah
HUMagyar
csökkenni
choh-keh-n-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengecilkan
men-geh-si-l-kan
ITItaliano
ridurre
ree-doo-reh
KMKM
បានត្រូវ
ba-an-tra-oov
MSBahasa Melayu
pengurangan
pen-goo-ran-an
NLNederlands
verkleinen
ver-klay-nen
NONorsk
forminske
for-min-ske
PLPolski
zmniejszać
zmien-sh-chat
PTPortuguês
encolher
en-kol-her
RORomână
micșora
mee-cho-rah
RUРусский
уменьшать
oo-men-y-sh-at
SWKiswahili
kupunguka
koo-puhn-goo-ka
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்க
koo-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
కంచించు
kan-chi-nchu
TRTürkçe
küçültmek
koo-ch-ool-t-mek
UKУкраїнська
зменшувати
z-men-sh-oo-vat-ee