wane

[ weyn ]
/ weɪn /

verb (used without object), waned, wan·ing.

noun

Idioms for wane

    on the wane, decreasing; diminishing: The popularity of that song is on the wane.

Origin of wane

before 900; Middle English wanen (v.), Old English wanian to lessen; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanen, Old Norse vana to cause to wane, destroy

OTHER WORDS FROM wane

un·waned, adjective un·wan·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wane

wane wax

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British Dictionary definitions for waning

wane
/ (weɪn) /

verb (intr)

noun

Derived forms of wane

waney or wany, adjective

Word Origin for wane

Old English wanian (vb); related to wan-, prefix indicating privation, wana defect, Old Norse vana

Idioms and Phrases with waning

wane

see wax and wane.