Dwindle
vSynonymAntonymSSC PYQ × 7/dwˈɪndəl/ · ड्विन्डल
Meaning
To become gradually less or smaller
हिंदी अर्थ
धीरे धीरे कम होते जाना
Example sentences
Attendance dwindled after the first month.
Their savings dwindled through the year.
Daily use: Attendance dwindle ho gayi.
Word forms
Dwindle vDwindling adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Dwindle के अंदर 'wind' देखिए। हवा (wind) में रखे दीये की लौ धीरे-धीरे छोटी होती जाती है — यही dwindle है, यानी धीरे-धीरे कम होते जाना।
See 'wind' inside DWINDLE. Picture a lamp flame in the wind: it gets smaller and smaller until little is left. To dwindle is to become gradually less or smaller.
Exam note
Synonym: diminish, decrease, lessen, wane; antonym: increase, grow, swell।
Synonyms tested are diminish, decrease, lessen and wane; antonyms are increase, grow and swell.