wane
verb (used without object)
to decrease in strength, intensity, etc..
am waning
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present progressiveof wane (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I give nothing!" said the moon; "I am waning, and the lamps have never shone for me, but I have shone for the lamps."
From A Christmas Greeting by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
