If the moon was full, and now it's getting slimmer each night, it's a waning moon: it's getting gradually smaller.
The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
Noun
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"
Adjective
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon"
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Wane
n.
The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
Waning
This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses.
The act or process of waning, or decreasing.
Usage Examples
Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s.
Misspelled FormWaning, Waning, aning, Waning, Wqaning, Wwaning, Wsaning, Wzaning, Wqning, Wwning, Wsning, Wzning, Waqning, Wawning, Wasning, Wazning, Wabning, Wahning, Wajning, Wamning, Wa ning, Wabing, Wahing, Wajing, Waming, Wa ing, Wanbing, Wanhing, Wanjing, Wanming, Wan ing, Wanuing, Wan8ing, Wan9ing, Wanoing, Wanjing, Wanking, Wanung, Wan8ng, Wan9ng, Wanong, Wanjng, Wankng, Waniung, Wani8ng, Wani9ng, Waniong, Wanijng, Wanikng, Wanibng, Wanihng, Wanijng, Wanimng, Wani ng, Wanibg, Wanihg, Wanijg, Wanimg, Wani g, Waninbg, Waninhg, Waninjg, Waninmg, Wanin g, Waninfg, Wanintg, Waninyg, Waninhg, Waninbg, Waninvg, Waninf, Wanint, Waniny, Waninh, Waninb, Waninv, Waningf, Waningt, Waningy, Waningh, Waningb, Waningv.
Other Usage ExamplesOur great symbol for the Goddess is the moon, whose three aspects reflect the three stages in women's lives and whose cycles of waxing and waning coincide with women's menstrual cycles.
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