Wane Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of wane ; 1 · to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle ; b · to become less brilliant or powerful : dim ; c · to flow out : ebb. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut wane verb SaveWord \ˈwān \ waned;waning Definitionofwane (Entry1of2) intransitiveverb 1 :todecreaseinsize,extent,ordegree:dwindle:suchas a :todiminishinphaseorintensity —usedchieflyofthemoon,othersatellites,andinferiorplanets b :tobecomelessbrilliantorpowerful:dim c :toflowout:ebb 2 :tofallgraduallyfrompower,prosperity,orinfluence wane noun Definitionofwane (Entry2of2) 1a :theactorprocessofwaning strengthonthewane b :aperiodortimeofwaning specifically :theperiodfromthefullmoontothenewmoon 2 [MiddleEnglish,defect,fromOldEnglishwana;akintoOldEnglishwandeficient] :adefectinlumbercharacterizedbybarkoralackofwoodatacorneroredge Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym Didyouknow? MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingwane LearnMoreAboutwane Synonyms&Antonymsforwane Synonyms:Verb abate,de-escalate,decline,decrease,die(awayordownorout),diminish,drain(away),drop(off),dwindle,ease,ebb,fall,fallaway,lessen,letup,lower,moderate,pall,phasedown,ratchet(down)alsorachet(down),recede,relent,remit,shrink,subside,taper,taperoff Antonyms:Verb accumulate,balloon,build,burgeon(alsobourgeon),enlarge,escalate,expand,grow,increase,intensify,mount,mushroom,pickup,rise,snowball,soar,swell,wax VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforwane Verb abate,subside,wane,ebbmeantodiedowninforceorintensity.abatestressestheideaofprogressivediminishing. thestormabated subsideimpliestheceasingofturbulenceoragitation. theprotestssubsidedafterafewdays wanesuggeststhefadingorweakeningofsomethinggoodorimpressive. waningenthusiasm ebbsuggeststherecedingofsomething(suchasthetide)thatcommonlycomesandgoes. theebbingofdaylight Didyouknow? Verb"Now,fairHippolyta,ournuptialhour/Drawsonapacefourhappydaysbringin/Anothermoon:Butoh,methinkshowslow/Thisoldmoonwanes!"SoTheseusdescribeshiseagernessforhisweddingnightinShakespeare'sAMidsummerNight'sDream.AsillustratedbyTheseus'words,waneisawordoftencalledupontodescribetheseemingdecreaseinsizeofthemooninthelaterphasesofthelunarcycle.Thetraditionaloppositeofwaneiswax,aoncecommonbutnowinfrequentlyusedsynonymofgrow.WaneandwaxhavebeenpartneredinreferencetothemoonsincetheMiddleAges. ExamplesofwaneinaSentence Verb Themoonwaxesandthenwanes. Thescandalcausedherpopularitytowane. Interestinthisissuehascontinuedtowane. thewaningdaysofsummer RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Eventually,thevolunteers’initialexcitementwouldwane. — CaronGolden,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,23July2022 Ascircumstanceschange,however,thebenefitsconferredbysuchalterationsmaywaneorevenresultintheemergenceofnovelvulnerabilities. — RachelYehuda,ScientificAmerican,18June2022 BecauseofhowdifferentOmicronis,yourprotectionmaywaneevensooner. — NewYorkTimes,11June2022 StormintensitywillwaneacutelyasstormsdrifteastoftheMississippiRiver,but60mphwindsandquarter-sizedhailremainpossible. — MatthewCappucci,WashingtonPost,8June2022 Evenasthepandemicrecedesandliferesumes,ourgratitudetowardnursesmustnotwane. — PritmaChattha,Fortune,6June2022 Inthecomingweeksandmonths,ournationalattentionwillwane—untilthenextmassshooting. — MarkBarden,PEOPLE.com,31May2022 Economistssay,however,trade’scontributiontoU.S.growthwilllikelywaneaseconomicwoescontinuetodeepenaroundtheworld,coolingdemand. — YukaHayashi,WSJ,4Aug.2022 TheleadingindicatorsareallscreamingRecession(e.g.,ConsumerSentiment)andsignsthatinflationwillsoonwaneonitsownareevidentinthecommoditypits(e.g.,theCRBCommodityIndex). — RobertBarone,Forbes,10July2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun MostexpertsthatFortuneinterviewedarguedthisshowsthatthedollarwilllikelyseeitsvaluewanebytheendoftheyear. — WillDaniel,Fortune,23July2022 CompaniesthatthrivedduringCovidlockdownshaveplummetedasdemandfortheirserviceswanenowthatconsumersareventuringoutagain. — SubratPatnaik,Bloomberg.com,31Mar.2022 SalesinEuropeareonthewane,butAmericansarebuyingmoreplug-inhybridelectricvehicles(PHEVS),andtheirpopularitysofarhasn’tcaughttheattentionofanygrandstandingpoliticians. — NeilWinton,Forbes,10Aug.2022 Theotherindicatorthatpayincreasesareonthewaneisthatbusinesssurveysseemtoindicatethatcorporateleadersanddecision-makersarelessenthusiasticaboutthrowingmoneyattheproblemoflagginghires. — MeganLeonhardt,Fortune,28July2022 Studiesindicatethatthevaccines’effectivenesswaneovertime,whichleavespeopleparticularlyvulnerableamidthislatestsurge. — HannahSmothers,SELF,13July2022 Thequestioncomesasevidencemountsthatvaccineeffectivenessdoeswaneovertime. — Fortune,9Sep.2021 Thecityimposedlimitedlockdowns,butnothingnearacitywidelevel,inamuchsmalleroutbreakthatappearstobeonthewane. — BrendaGoh,TheChristianScienceMonitor,1June2022 Withmortgageratesrising,Yunforecastsexisting-homesalestowaneby9%in2022andhomepriceappreciationtomoderateto5%byyear’send. — BrendaRichardson,Forbes,26May2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'wane.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingwane onthewane onthewane FirstKnownUseofwane Verb beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Noun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforwane Verb MiddleEnglishwanien,wanen,goingbacktoOldEnglishwanian,goingbacktoGermanic*wanōjan-(whenceOldHighGermanwanōn"tolessen,"OldNorsevana),weakverbderivativefrom*wano-"deficient,absent,"whenceOldEnglish&OldHighGermanwan"lacking,deficient,"OldNorsevanr,Gothicwans;akintoLatinvānus"empty,vain,"Greekeûnis"bereft(of),without,"Sanskritūna-"deficient,defective" LearnMoreAboutwane Sharewane PosttheDefinitionofwanetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofwaneonTwitter TimeTravelerforwane Thefirstknownuseofwanewas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury ListentoOurPodcastAboutwane ThememusicbyJoshuaStamper©2006NewJerusalemMusic/ASCAP GetWordoftheDaydeliveredtoyourinbox! SignUp DictionaryEntriesNearwane Wandsworth wane waney SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforwane LastUpdated 24Aug2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Wane.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wane.Accessed25Aug.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforwane wane verb \ˈwān \ waned;waning KidsDefinitionofwane 1 :togrowsmallerorless Hisinterestinthegamewaswaning.Themoonwanes. 2 :togrowshorter Thedayiswaning. MorefromMerriam-Websteronwane Nglish:TranslationofwaneforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofwaneforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY overwhelm SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? Acrobat Firefighter Judge Surgeon Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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