ALL meanings of waned
wane
W w - noun waned Simple past tense and past participle of wane. 1
- verb without object waned to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. 1
- verb without object waned to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. 1
- verb without object waned to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning. 1
- verb without object waned (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Compare wax2 (def 2). 1
- noun waned a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc. 1
- noun waned the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc. 1
- noun waned the waning of the moon. 1
- noun waned a period of waning. 1
- noun waned 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 waned on the wane, decreasing; diminishing: The popularity of that song is on the wane. 1