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1. (v.i.) wane
to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.:
My joy is waning.
2. wane
to decline in power, importance, etc.:
Colonialism began to wane after World War II.
3. wane
to draw to a close:
Summer is waning.
4. wane
(of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon.
5. (n.) wane
a gradual decrease or decline.
6. wane
the drawing to a close of life, an era, etc.
7. wane
the waning of the moon.
8. wane
a defect in lumber characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge.
9. wane
on the wane, decreasing; diminishing.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE wanian to lessen, c. OS wanon, OHG wanōn, wanēn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) ebb, ebbing, wane
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
2. (verb) decline, go down, wane
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
3. (verb) wane
become smaller
"Interest in his novels waned"
4. (verb) wane
decrease in phase
"the moon is waning"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wane
the decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator
2. (noun) wane
decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension
3. (noun) wane
an inequality in a board
4. (verb) wane
to be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon
5. (verb) wane
to decline; to fail; to sink
6. (verb) wane
to cause to decrease
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Sense: (of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.
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 Afrikaans: afneem, verswak |
 Arabic: يَتَضاءَل، يُشْرِف على ال |
 Bulgarian: намалявам |
 Brazilian: minguar |
 Czech: ubývat |
 German: abnehmen |
 Danish: aftage |
 Greek: εξασθενίζω, χάνομαι |
 Spanish: menguar |
 Estonian: kahanema |
 Farsi: رو به نقصان گذاشتن |
 Finnish: haihtua näkyvistä |
 French: décroître |
 Hebrew: לִדעוֹך |
 Hindi: घटना |
 Croatian: nestajanje, iščezavanje |
 Hungarian: fogy(atkozik) |
 Indonesian: mengecil |
 Icelandic: minnka |
 Italian: calare |
 Japanese: かける |
 Korean: (달이) 이울다 |
 Lithuanian: dilti |
 Latvian: dilt; sarukt; iet mazumā |
 Malay: berkurangan, menjadi suru |
 Dutch: afnemen |
 Norwegian: avta, svinne, minke |
 Polish: ubywać |
 Portuguese: minguar |
 Romanian: a descreşte |
 Russian: убывать |
 Slovak: ubúdať |
 Slovenian: pojemati |
 Serbian: opadati |
 Swedish: avta, försvagas, blekna |
 Thai: แสดงถึงพื้นที่ที่มีแสงสว่ |
 Turkish: gittikçe küçülmek |
 Taiwanese: 月虧，逐漸變小 |
 Ukrainian: убувати; спадати |
 Urdu: گھٹنا |
 Vietnamese: khuyết |
 Chinese: 月亏 |
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