VERB | change | wane, decline, go down | grow smaller |
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change | wane | become smaller | |
change | wane | decrease in phase | |
NOUN | process | wane, ebb, ebbing | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
Sounds | wey'n | |
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Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number). | |
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Synonyms | ebb, ebbing | |
Broader | decline, diminution | change toward something smaller or lower |
Spanish | mengua | |
Catalan | minvament, minva | |
Verbs | wane | decrease in phase |
wane | grow smaller |
Meaning | Grow smaller. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "Interest in the project waned" | |
Synonyms | decline, go down | |
Narrower | dip | go down momentarily |
drop | go down in value | |
wear on | Pass slowly (of time) | |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
Spanish | declinar, disminuir, mermar | |
Catalan | declinar, disminuir, minvar | |
Nouns | wane | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
waning | a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent |
Meaning | Become smaller. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "Interest in his novels waned" | |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
Opposite | wax, mount, climb, rise | go up or advance |
Spanish | disminuir | |
Catalan | disminuir, minvar | |
Nouns | waning | a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent |
Meaning | decrease in phase. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Model | The moon will soon wane | |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
Opposite | wax, full | increase in phase |
Catalan | decréixer | |
Nouns | wane | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
waning | a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent |
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