dwindle
/ˈdwɪn.dəl/verb
Middle School
1
To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
2
To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
3
To lessen; to bring low.
4
To break up or disperse.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing