transcription, транскрипция: [ weɪn ]
( wanes, waning, waned)
1.
If something wanes , it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.
While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.
...her mother’s waning strength.
= fade
wax and wane: see wax
VERB : V , V-ing
2.
If something is on the wane , it is becoming weaker or less.
In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000.
= diminishing
PHRASE : v-link PHR
3.
When the moon is waning , it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.
VERB : usu cont , V