Definitions for waning
wan·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. waningadjective

   a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

   "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"

2. waningadjective

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

   "after full moon comes the waning moon"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 8 votes

1. waningnoun

   The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.

   the waning of her energy

2. waningnoun

   The fact or act of becoming smaller.

   the waning of the moon

3. waningadjective

   Becoming weaker or smaller.

   his waning strength

4. waningadjective

   Especially of the lunar phase as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.

   the waning moon

5. Etymology: From wane + -ing.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waning

   Concerning the lunar month of approximately 29.53 days as viewed from Earth, the lunar phase or Moon phase is the shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion, which can be expressed quantitatively using areas or angles, or described qualitatively using the terminology of the four major phases (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) and four minor phases (waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, and waning crescent). The lunar phases gradually change over a synodic month (c. 29.53 days) as the orbital positions of the Moon around Earth, and Earth around the Sun, shift. The visible side of the Moon is variously sunlit, depending on the position of the Moon in its orbit, with the sunlit portion varying from 0% (at new moon) to 100% (at full moon). Each of the four major lunar phases is approximately 7.4 days±19 hours (6.58–8.24 days), the variation being due to the elliptical shape of the Moon's orbit.

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1. waning

   Waning refers to the gradual decrease or decline in size, intensity, power, or quantity of something over time. It is often used in the context of the moon's phases, where "waning" indicates the period when the visible part of the moon is getting smaller.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Waning

   of Wane

2. Waningnoun

   the act or process of waning, or decreasing

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WANING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waning is ranked #159712 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Waning surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Waning.
   
   92% or 93 total occurrences were White.
   4.9% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for waning »

1. awning

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say waning in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of waning in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of waning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of waning in a Sentence

1. Ian Storey:

   It will want to show Southeast Asian claimants that American military power is on the decline and its commitment to the region is waning, (It will want to show that) the economic problems that China is facing will not impact its policy on the South China Sea.

2. Peter Hotez:

   There's two things happening at once. There could be waning immunity, if all we had to worry about was Delta, would we be having a problem ? Or would things have held up ? And so I don't know the answer to that.

3. Andre Bakhos:

   The tape is news sensitive, the overall feel is that headline risk is waning and adding to the belief the risk-on mindset is justified, we've had strong follow through with an overall better feeling about the geopolitical situation.

4. David Lidington:

   If the TTIP project fails I think that will send a really dismaying message about Europe's waning importance in world affairs, we should not pretend that that will have anything other than a damaging impact both economically and diplomatically.

5. Sam Khater:

   Economic uncertainty is causing mortgage rate volatility, as a result, purchase demand is waning, and homebuilder sentiment has dropped to the lowest level in nearly two years. Builders are also dealing with rising costs, meaning this posture is likely to continue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=waning
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Waning
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waning
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waning
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=waning