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Dwindle vs Wilt - What's the difference?

dwindle | wilt |

In lang=en terms the difference between dwindle and wilt

is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while wilt is to cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

As verbs the difference between dwindle and wilt

is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while wilt is to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower) or wilt can be .

As a noun wilt is

the act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

dwindle

English

Verb

(dwindl)
  • To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
  • * 1802 , , translated by T. Paynell,
    • [E]very thing that was improving gradually degenerates and dwindles away to nothing,
  • (figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
    • The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation.'' (''Goldsmith , Vicar, III)
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.
  • * 1919 ,
    • The larger the empire, the more dwindles the mind of the citizen.
  • * '>citation
  • To lessen; to bring low.
  • * Thomson
    • Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
  • To break; to disperse.
    • (Clarendon)

    References

    wilt

    English

    Etymology 1

    Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from (etyl) welken, presumed from (etyl) (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
  • To fatigue; to lose strength.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 27 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
  • To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
  • To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
  • Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • * Bible, Psalms
    • If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.
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