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- : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as a : to diminish in phase or intensityused chiefly of the moon, other satellites, and inferior planets
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The meaning of WANE is to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle. How to use wane in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Wane.
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WANE definition: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
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1 wane /ˈweɪn/ verb
wanes; waned; waning
1 wane
/ˈweɪn/
verb
: becoming smaller or less
•Her popularity was on the wane. [=she was becoming less popular]
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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.
WANE meaning: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
