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wane verb

  /weɪn/
  • (intransitive, astronomy) Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
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  • (intransitive, archaic) To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
 schrumpfen
  • (intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
 schwinden

waning adjective

  /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/
  • Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
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