waning
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/
Verb
  1. present participle of wane#English|wane
Adjective

waning (not comparable)

  1. Becoming weaker or smaller.
    his waning strength
  2. Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
    the waning moon
Translations Translations Noun

waning (plural wanings)

  1. The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
    the waning of her energy
  2. The fact or act of becoming smaller.
    • This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses.
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