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verb
- 1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Similar Opposite
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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 ”.
verb (used without object) , waned, wan·ing. to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. Synonyms: sink, fail, diminish. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II.
WANE meaning: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
Definition of 'wane' Word Frequency. wane. (weɪn ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense wanes , present participle waning , past tense, past participle waned. 1. verb. If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.
Synonyms for WANE: subside, diminish, decrease, decline, fall, vanish, shrink, dwindle; Antonyms of WANE: rise, grow, increase, intensify, build, soar, expand, escalate.
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.
Wane Definition. To diminish gradually in extent. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new. To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc. To approach the end. The day wanes.
WANE definition: to become less powerful, important, or popular: . Learn more.
