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Wane is a verb used when something—such as strength, power, or influence—decreases or diminishes, usually with the implication that the lessening is gradual, natural, or—as in the case of the Windigo—seasonal. Daylight wanes, as does summer.
WANE definition: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
Anything that wanes, like the moon, influence, or a feeling, has started to go away. Definitions of wane. noun. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) synonyms: ebb, ebbing. see more. verb. grow smaller. “Interest in the project waned ”.
Wane definition: to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.. See examples of WANE used in a sentence.
1.verb. 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. [VERB] ...her mother's waning strength. [VERB -ing] 2. wax and wane. 3. See on the wane. 4.verb [usually cont]
WANE meaning: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
Wane definition: To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity.
The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing. 2. a. A time or phase of gradual decrease. b. The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface. 3. A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end. Idiom: on the wane.
Definition of wane verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for WANE: subside, diminish, decrease, decline, fall, vanish, shrink, dwindle; Antonyms of WANE: rise, grow, increase, intensify, build, soar, expand, escalate.
