waning.
Becoming weaker or smaller.
Meaning & usage
Becoming weaker or smaller.
my waning patience
Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
the waning moon
Where this word comes from
From Middle English waninge, alteration of earlier waniand, waniende, from Old English waniende, from Proto-Germanic *wanōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *wanōną (“to wane”), equivalent to wane + -ing.
The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.
The fact or act of becoming smaller.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English waning, waninge, wonunge, from Old English wanung (“waning; diminution”), from Proto-Germanic *wanungō, equivalent to wane + -ing.
present participle and gerund of wane
Where this word comes from
From Middle English waninge, alteration of earlier waniand, waniende, from Old English waniende, from Proto-Germanic *wanōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *wanōną (“to wane”), equivalent to wane + -ing.
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