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waning

wa·ning

UK/ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ US/ˈweɪnɪŋ/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

  • “the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious”
  • “the waxing and waning of the moon”
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adjective

1.

(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases

  • “after full moon comes the waning moon”
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Origin

From Middle English waninge, alteration of earlier waniand, waniende, from Old English waniende, from Proto-Germanic *wanōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *wanōną (“to wane”), equivalent to wane + -ing.

Phrases

  • waning gibbous
  • waning moon

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