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- Dictionarywane/weɪn/
verb
- 1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker: "confidence in the dollar waned" Similar Opposite
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WANE definition: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
The meaning of WANE is to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle. How to use wane in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Wane.
Wane definition: to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.. See examples of WANE used in a sentence.
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 ”.
WANE meaning: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.
1. verb. If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears. While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed. [VERB] ...her mother's waning strength. [VERB -ing] 2. wax and wane. 3. See on the wane. 4. verb [usually cont]
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.