wane

vi. To decrease in strength, size, or intensity.; To decrease in brightness or to appear smaller, as a moon does after full moon.

🇺🇸 /weɪn/ 🇬🇧 /weɪn/

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intransitive verb

To decrease in strength, size, or intensity.

The popularity of that TV show has been waning for months.

To decrease in brightness or to appear smaller, as a moon does after full moon.

After the full moon, the moon starts to wane.

To decrease in strength, size, or intensity.; To decrease in brightness or to appear smaller, as a moon does after full moon.

3rd Present wanes

Past waned

Perfect waned

Progressive waning