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adjective

Definition of waningnext
as in declining

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waning

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noun

as in fading

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waning

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verb

present participle of wane
as in decreasing
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waning
  1. declining
  2. diminishing
  3. falling
  4. feeble
  5. precious
  6. decay
  7. shrinking
  8. deterioration
Adjective
  • While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.
    Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.
    Fox News, Fox News, 15 May 2020
Definition of declining
Verb
  • The area bounded by Vincennes, Terre Haute, Muncie and Kokomo saw a general eight to 12 inches with snowfall amounts diminishing to just a few inches northwest towards Lafayette.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, as detection systems improve using things like quantum sensors, AI, and multi-domain networks, the effectiveness of such stealth measures is diminishing.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Adjective
  • The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Those with muscle dysmorphia usually have a belief or preoccupation that their body is weak, feeble, too small, or not muscular enough.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of feeble
Adjective
  • Her cousin reminded her that a gift given in love is precious in God’s eyes.
    Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Actors Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella do a fantastic job of invoking a bittersweet nostalgia while reminding us just how precious the present moment is.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of precious
Noun
  • Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In the early to mid 20th century, older adults quite commonly developed such severe dental decay, necessitating complete dental extractions followed by dentures by the 7th or 8th decades of life.
    Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of decay
Verb
  • Mature markets like California, Colorado, and Oregon are shrinking in sales and tax revenue.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The pool of available CPAs has been shrinking as Baby Boomers and some Gen Xers retire.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrinking
Noun
  • The noun is used to describe the deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, sometimes seen a symptom of consuming too much material, specifically online content.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Beyond the troubled minds is the physical deterioration: About 56% of Gen Z-ers ages 18 to 25 are obese or overweight.
    Jeff Nelligan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of deterioration
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