2syllables
waning
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Definitions ofwaning
1verb
- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
- To cause to decrease.
1adjective
- Becoming weaker or smaller.
Example: "his waning strength"
- Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
Example: "the waning moon"
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