āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to wane
01
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŽā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to gradually decrease in intensity, strength, importance, size, influence, etc.
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Over the years, the influence of the traditional media has waned.
āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of the moon) to gradually decrease in its visible illuminated surface as it progresses from full to new moon
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the month progresses, the moon will wane each night.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
01
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸, āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ
a decrease in something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Interest in the fad entered a noticeable wane after just a few months.
āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
(Scottish) a child
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I've got three wains at home to look after.
