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waning

[ wey-ning ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

decreasing in strength, intensity, etc.:
Many teens in focus groups expressed waning enthusiasm for social media.
declining in power, importance, prosperity, etc.:
The recent hacking of the retailer’s credit card system will have devastating implications for its already waning business.
drawing to a close; approaching an end:
The bill will likely be passed in the waning days of this legislative session.
(of the moon) decreasing in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon:
The crescent of fine white sand, wrapped around the bay, looked like a waning moon.

the process of decreasing, declining, or coming to an end:
The Middle Ages occurred between the waning of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.
(of the moon) the process of decreasing in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon:
Onion seeds are planted in the fall, during the waning of the Harvest Moon.

Origin of waning¹

First recorded before 900; wan(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; wan(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses

For progressives, the waning days of 2014 should be as dark a moment as their movement has faced since 2004.

The government report states the “outbreak [of beetles] is waning.”

As we enter the waning years of the Obama Administration, America remains as divided as ever on matters of race.

However, her popularity is waning as the big 3-0 approaches, so Garfield decides to dump her at an antique furniture store.

But, again, with enthusiasm for Modern Family waning as the buzz for Veep continues to grow, Tony Hale should win again this year.

When it is new, and also when in its waning stages it is visible in the daytime, the spherical form is very apparent.

My waning strength is a source of satisfaction: perhaps it indicates the approach of death.

Any attack of illness that happened to the emperor was directly attributed to the waning popularity of the oath.

The afternoon of a summer's day was deepening into twilight, but the waning light sufficed to show the features of the occupants.

Such as still lingered shone with a changed and waning brightness, and began to faint in their stations.

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