wane
/weɪn/
verb
- To become gradually smaller, weaker, or less intense.
- The moon begins to wane after it is full.
- As the storm moved away, the wind began to wane.
- Her enthusiasm for the project started to wane after months of delays.
- To decrease in power, influence, or importance.
- His popularity waned as younger candidates emerged.
- Public interest in the scandal slowly waned.
- The empire's influence began to wane after the war.
noun
- The period or process of decreasing, especially of the moon's visible surface.
- The moon is in its wane, growing thinner each night.
- The wane of the moon signals the end of the lunar cycle.
- Farmers used to plant crops during the moon's wane.
- A gradual decline or decrease in strength, intensity, or size.
- The popularity of that fashion trend is on the wane.
- The company's profits are on the wane this quarter.
- Her health has been on the wane since the accident.