ALL meanings of fading
fade
F f - noun fading Present participle of fade. 1
- adjective fading becoming weaker 1
- adjective fading weakening, deteriorating 1
- verb without object fading to lose brightness or vividness of color. 1
- verb without object fading to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination. 1
- verb without object fading to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded. 1
- verb without object fading to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out): His anger faded away. 1
- verb without object fading Movies, Television. to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in). to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out). 1
- verb without object fading Broadcasting, Recording. to increase gradually in volume of sound, as in recording or broadcasting music, dialogue, etc. (usually followed by in). to decrease gradually in volume of sound (usually followed by out). 1
- verb without object fading Football. (of an offensive back, especially a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usually with the intent to pass, after receiving the snapback from center or a hand-off or lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage (usually followed by back): The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass. 1
- verb without object fading (of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade. 1
- verb with object fading to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes. 1
- verb with object fading (in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster). 1
- verb with object fading Movies, Television. to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in). to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out). 1
- verb with object fading Broadcasting, Recording. to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out). 1
- noun fading an act or instance of fading. 1
- noun fading Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out. 1
- noun fading Automotive. brake fade. 1
- noun fading The act of something that fades; gradual diminishment. 0
- noun fading (Obsolete (No longer in use)) An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. 0
- noun fading a variation in the strength of received radio signals due to variations in the conditions of the transmission medium 0