waning

/หˆweษช.nษชล‹/

IPA: /W EY1 N IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.

  2. 2

    Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.

  3. 3

    Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.

  4. 4

    Said of a time period that comes to an end.

  5. 5

    To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.

  6. 6

    To cause to decrease.

Antonyms

wax
adjective
  1. 1

    Becoming weaker or smaller.

    โ€œhis waning strengthโ€

  2. 2

    Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.

    โ€œthe waning moonโ€

noun
  1. 1

    The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.

    โ€œthe waning of her energyโ€

  2. 2

    The fact or act of becoming smaller.

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