wane
wane /w'eɪn/ (wanes waning waned)
1 [VERB] V, V-ing
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.
...her mother's waning strength.
wax and wane: see wax
= fade
2 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000.
= diminishing
3 [VERB] usu cont, V
When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.
1 [VERB] V, V-ing
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.
...her mother's waning strength.
wax and wane: see wax
= fade
2 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000.
= diminishing
3 [VERB] usu cont, V
When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.