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waning
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?we?.n??/
- Rhymes: -e?n??
Etymology 1
From Middle English waninge, alteration of earlier waniand, waniende, from Old English waniende, from Proto-Germanic *wan?ndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *wan?n? (“to wane”), equivalent to wane +? -ing.
Verb
waning
- present participle of wane
Adjective
waning (not comparable)
- Becoming weaker or smaller.
- his waning strength
- Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
- the waning moon
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English waning, waninge, wonunge, from Old English wanung (“waning; diminution”), from Proto-Germanic *wanung?, equivalent to wane +? -ing.
Noun
waning (plural wanings)
- The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
- the waning of her energy
- The fact or act of becoming smaller.
- 17th century, Joseph Hall, Epistle to Mr. R. B.
- This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses.
- 17th century, Joseph Hall, Epistle to Mr. R. B.
Translations
Anagrams
- Angwin, awning
North Frisian
Etymology
Cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian wöning.
Noun
waning n (plural waninge)
- (Mooring) window
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dwindling
English
Verb
dwindling
- present participle of dwindle
Adjective
dwindling (comparative more dwindling, superlative most dwindling)
- declining; growing less
- There is dwindling support for New Labour.
Translations
Noun
dwindling (plural dwindlings)
- A gradual reduction to nothing.
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