Wane v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waned p. pr. & vb. n. Waning.]
1. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.
Like the moon, aye wax ye and wane.
Waning moons their settled periods keep. --Addison.
2. To decline; to fail; to sink.
You saw but sorrow in its waning form. --Dryden.
Land and trade ever will wax and wane together. --Sir J. Child.
Wan·ing n. The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses. --Bp. Hall.
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waning
adj : (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the
visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon
comes the waning moon" [ant: waxing]
n : a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of
his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of
the moon" [ant: waxing]