waning
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
:
decrecimiento
- As winter approaches, we notice the waning daylight hours in the evenings.
Examples
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Increasing age is also related to the rates of waning of protection from the first two doses.
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Now one could say that this symbolizes the waning, if not the death of human rights discourse in America.
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But I think as far as the the waning interest in, in interviews, part of it was practical.
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Hear more about that and I'm going to tell you also about the new data we have on waning vaccine effectiveness against severe disease.
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Well, you know, there's the question of the waning of radicalism for sure.
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Conferences and writings like our own, with titles such as The Problem of Sovereignty, Challenges to Sovereignty, The Limits of Sovereignty, and The Waning of the Sovereign State, are burgeoning.
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Scientists are studying the waning of protective immunity against the virus after vaccination.
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The waning popularity of the old television show surprised its producers.
Synonyms
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4.8
A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is
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6.5
A gradual fall in strength, power, or public interest
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6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
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3.8
A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
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4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
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6.7
A slow decrease in strength, amount, or intensity
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
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5.6
A change when something becomes less tight, strong, or intense
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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5.3
A drop in strength or level of something, like noise and excitement
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
A process that makes a person or thing less strong
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Etymology
Waning as a noun comes from the same old word wane, meaning 'to decrease', so it names any slow 'lessening' in size, strength, or interest.