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    wane
    /weɪn/

    verb

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

  3. Wane is a verb used when somethingsuch as strength, power, or influencedecreases or diminishes, usually with the implication that the lessening is gradual, natural, or—as in the case of the Windigo—seasonal.

  4. noun. a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc. Synonyms: decay, failure, diminution. the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc. the waning of the moon. a period of waning. a defect in a plank or board characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge, due to the curvature of the log. wane.

  5. Anything that wanes, like the moon, influence, or a feeling, has started to go away. Definitions of wane. noun. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) synonyms: ebb, ebbing. see more. verb. grow smaller. “Interest in the project waned ”.

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

  7. 1. to grow gradually less in extent. said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after full moon in which the lighted portion is gradually reduced to a thin crescent on the left, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere see also wax 1 (sense 1) 2.

  8. n. 1. The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing. 2. a. 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.

  9. Wane definition: To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity.

  10. WANE definition: to become less powerful, important, or popular: . Learn more.

  11. Jun 7, 2024 · wane (plural wanes) The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth. ( literary) The end of a period. ( woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark .