waning

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From 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. ==== Verb ==== waning present participle and gerund of wane ==== Adjective ==== waning (not comparable) Becoming weaker or smaller. my patience is waning Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth. the waning moon ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English waning, waninge, wonunge, from Old English wanung (“waning; diminution”), from Proto-Germanic *wanungō, equivalent to wane +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== waning (plural wanings) The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading. the waning of her energy The fact or act of becoming smaller. 17th century, Joseph Hall, Epistle to Mr. R. B. This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Angwin, awning == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === wöning (Föhr-Amrum) Wining (Sylt) === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === waning n (plural waninge) (Mooring) window