ALL meanings of wane
wane
W w - noun wane (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. 1
- verb without object wane to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. 1
- verb without object wane to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. 1
- verb without object wane to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning. 1
- verb without object wane (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Compare wax2 (def 2). 1
- noun wane a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc. 1
- noun wane the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc. 1
- noun wane the waning of the moon. 1
- noun wane a period of waning. 1
- noun wane a defect in a plank or board characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge, due to the curvature of the log. 1
- idioms wane on the wane, decreasing; diminishing: The popularity of that song is on the wane. 1
- intransitive verb wane decline over time 1
- noun wane decline 1
- noun wane moon's decreasing phase 1
- intransitive verb wane moon: decrease 1
- verb wane If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears. 0
- verb wane When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon. 0
- verb wane (of the moon) to show a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon 0
- verb wane to decrease gradually in size, strength, power, etc 0
- verb wane to draw to a close 0
- noun wane a decrease, as in size, strength, power, etc 0
- noun wane the period during which the moon wanes 0
- noun wane the act or an instance of drawing to a close 0
- noun wane a rounded surface or defective edge of a plank, where the bark was 0
- intransitive verb wane to grow gradually less in extent 0
- intransitive verb wane to become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light 0
- intransitive verb wane to decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc. 0
- intransitive verb wane to approach the end 0
- noun wane the gradual decrease in the visible face of the moon after it has become full 0
- noun wane the time when this takes place 0
- noun wane a gradual decrease in power, importance, intensity, etc., esp. after a gradual climb to a peak 0
- noun wane a period of decline 0
- noun wane the beveled, defective, bark-covered edge or corner of a board or plank cut from an unsquared log or block of wood 0