verb
- past tense and past participle of dwindle; to gradually become smaller or less in amount, number, or strength
Usage: archaic or dialectal variant of 'dwindled'; rarely used in modern standard English
Examples
- The supplies dwined as the expedition continued into the wilderness.
- Her confidence dwined with each failed attempt.
- The population dwined over the decades due to migration.
- His interest in the project dwined as time went on.
- The light dwined as the sun set below the horizon.