[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away:His vast fortune has dwindled away.Synonyms: wane , lessen , decline , diminish Antonyms: increase", "to fall away, as in quality; degenerate."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink:Failing health dwindles ambition.Synonyms: lessen Antonyms: magnify"]}]