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Webster 1913 Edition


Waning

Wan′ing

,
Noun.
The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and
wanings
, and sometimes her eclipses.
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Waning

WANING

,
ppr.
Decreasing; failing; declining.

Definition 2024


waning

waning

English

Adjective

waning (not comparable)

  1. Becoming weaker or smaller.
    his waning strength
  2. Especially of the lunar phase as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
    the waning moon

Translations

Noun

waning (plural wanings)

  1. The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
    the waning of her energy
  2. The fact or act of becoming smaller.
    • Bishop Hall
      This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses.

Translations

Verb

waning

  1. present participle of wane

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North Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian wöning.

Noun

waning n (plural waninge)

  1. (Mooring) window