slovodefinícia
dwindling
(encz)
dwindling,klesající Jaroslav Šedivý
dwindling
(encz)
dwindling,snižující Jaroslav Šedivý
dwindling
(encz)
dwindling,ubývající Jaroslav Šedivý
Dwindling
(gcide)
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwindled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dwindling.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away,
AS. dw[imac]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish,
Icel. dv[imac]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain
origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is
added to the root with a diminutive force.]
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume
away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
[1913 Webster]

Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Religious societies, though begun with excellent
intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
dwindling
(gcide)
dwindling \dwindling\ adj.
gradually decreasing until little remains.

Syn: tapering, tapering off.
[WordNet 1.5]
dwindling
(gcide)
dwindling \dwindling\ n.
the act or process of becoming gradually less until little
remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling
away of a family.

Syn: dwindling away.
[WordNet 1.5]
dwindling
(wn)
dwindling
adj 1: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn:
dwindling, tapering, tapering off]
n 1: a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness
that the dwindling away of a family" [syn: dwindling,
dwindling away]
podobné slovodefinícia
dwindling
(encz)
dwindling,klesající Jaroslav Šedivýdwindling,snižující Jaroslav Šedivýdwindling,ubývající Jaroslav Šedivý
dwindling away
(encz)
dwindling away, n:
dwindling
(gcide)
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwindled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dwindling.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away,
AS. dw[imac]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish,
Icel. dv[imac]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain
origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is
added to the root with a diminutive force.]
To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume
away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
[1913 Webster]

Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Religious societies, though begun with excellent
intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]dwindling \dwindling\ adj.
gradually decreasing until little remains.

Syn: tapering, tapering off.
[WordNet 1.5]dwindling \dwindling\ n.
the act or process of becoming gradually less until little
remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling
away of a family.

Syn: dwindling away.
[WordNet 1.5]
dwindling
(wn)
dwindling
adj 1: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn:
dwindling, tapering, tapering off]
n 1: a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness
that the dwindling away of a family" [syn: dwindling,
dwindling away]
dwindling away
(wn)
dwindling away
n 1: a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness
that the dwindling away of a family" [syn: dwindling,
dwindling away]

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