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WANING

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• WANING (noun)
The noun WANING has 1 sense:

1. a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

Familiarity information: WANING used as a noun is very rare.

• WANING (adjective)
The adjective WANING has 1 sense:

1. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases

Familiarity information: WANING used as an adjective is very rare.

• WANING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context examples:

the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious / the waxing and waning of the moon

Hypernyms ("waning" is a kind of...):

decrease; drop-off; lessening (a change downward)

Antonym:

waxing (a gradual increase in magnitude or extent)

• WANING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases

Context example:

after full moon comes the waning moon

Antonym:

waxing ((of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases)

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(English proverb)
"Do not hide like a fly under the tail of a horse."
(Albanian proverb)
"He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes."
(Arabic proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines."
(Corsican proverb)

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