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dwined

dwined is the simple past and past participle of dwine.

Meaning of dwine

Verb

dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined)

  1. (archaic outside Scotland and dialects) To wither, decline, pine away.
    • Without visible mark or sign she was elf-shot; and the proof of this appeared from her going off her milk, dwining away, and dying before her calves could be counted on the hooves of one foot.1897 August 5, The Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, Qld, page 4, column 5

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Questions about dwined

What is dwined the simple past and past participle of?
Dwined is the simple past and past participle of dwine.

Words near dwined in the dictionary

  1. dwindleth
  2. dwindling
  3. dwindlingly
  4. dwindlings
  5. dwine
  6. dwined
  7. Dwinell
  8. Dwinells
  9. dwining
  10. Dwire
  11. Dwires

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