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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. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning.

Definition of wane. as in to subside. to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. subside. diminish. decrease. decline.

Definitions of wane. noun. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) synonyms: ebb, ebbing. see more. see less. type of: decline, diminution. change toward something smaller or lower.

wane definition: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.

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. In a period of decline or decrease: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane" (James Joyce).