WANE


Meaning of WANE in English

(~s, waning, ~d)

1.

If something ~s, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.

While his interest in these sports began to ~, a passion for rugby developed.

...her mother’s waning strength.

= fade

wax and ~: see wax

VERB: V, V-ing

2.

If something is on the ~, it is becoming weaker or less.

In 1982, with his career prospects on the ~, 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

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