Used in a Sentence

waning

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for waning.

Editorial note

Yes, the West is still dominant but geopolitical and economic power is shifting South and East and Western influence and power is waning.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of waning gathered in one view.

noun

The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.

noun

The fact or act of becoming smaller.

adjective

Becoming weaker or smaller.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for waning.

noun

The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.

noun

The fact or act of becoming smaller.

adjective

Becoming weaker or smaller.

adjective

Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.

Example sentences

1

Yes, the West is still dominant but geopolitical and economic power is shifting South and East and Western influence and power is waning.

2

Which means my hopes of seeing JavaScript go out of existence keep waning.

3

America's love of the automobile is waning.

4

They've existed for a relatively brief period of time, and they seem to be waning now after a few generations.

5

As someone who works with biologists this might rekindle some interest in perl in bioinformatics which seems to be waning.

6

Heh, i recall using compressed ram as swap during the waning days of my N800 usage.

7

The importance of a degree on paper is waning, and has been for some time.

8

But that strength is waning, especially in the sub 20s who are strangely rediscovering what sharing on the internet used to be.

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But not all of Blockchain is Bitcoin, which was the point about VC money not going into Bitcoin and interest waning in Bitcoin.

10

It dates back to the 16th century and has been waxing and waning.

11

Humanity as something immutable is in its waning years.

12

I don't understand how they keep the price stable with waning interest.

Quote examples

1

Will Verizon pick up that mantel and continue offering the much needed "Death with Dignity" service for waning tech companies?

2

I still remember the waning days of the dot-com boom, when my family's immigration lawyer was horrified that I chose to study CS: "but all the jobs will be outsourced", "computers will program themselves".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use waning in a sentence?

Yes, the West is still dominant but geopolitical and economic power is shifting South and East and Western influence and power is waning.

What does waning mean?

The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.

What part of speech is waning?

waning is commonly used as noun, adjective.