waning
abnehmen
Becoming weaker or smallerBecoming weaker or smaller.
/ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Becoming weaker or smaller.
my waning patience
(not comparable)Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
the waning moon
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More definitions
- (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
Translations
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By meaning 1
of the lunar phase:
Origin
From Middle English waninge, alteration of earlier waniand, waniende, from Old English wanFrom 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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