wane

About 0.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
2. noun The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
3. noun The end of a period.

   Wane siding on a cabin at S.B. Elliott State Park

4. noun A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
5. verb To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
6. verb For light to dim or diminish in strength.
7. verb For the Moon to pass through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
8. verb Said of a time period that comes to an end.

Similar words

decline go down ebbing ebb dwindle decrease diminish lessen reduce slacken

Often followed by

in and of as with after over when by

Word family

waned wanes waning