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waning
noun
(wan-ing)
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
Antonyms:
waxing
,
Examples:
The waning of his enthusiasm was obvious.
The waxing and waning of the moon.
waning
(wan-ing)
(of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
Antonyms:
waxing
,
Examples:
After full moon comes the waning moon.
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waning
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diminishing
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dwindling
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declining
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decreasing
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disappearing
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falling
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retreating
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dropping
,
hampering
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descending
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blurring
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downplaying
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ebbing
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sapped
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eroding
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rising
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flagging
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slackening
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soaring
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mounting
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surging
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sagging
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increasing
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blunted
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resurged
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boosting
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dissipated
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stalling
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stagnating
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receding
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fizzling
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buoying
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slumping
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abating
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peaked
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lagging
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lingering
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curbed
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overriding
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lack
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rekindle
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reassert
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faltered
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growing
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looming
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remaining
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enervated
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ensuing
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fueled
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softening
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skyrocketed
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undermined
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creeping
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waning
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