- present participle of fade.
fading
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In one of the world's most AI-connected societies, the village's greatest challenge is not fading belief in fortune-telling, but the way it is consumed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hearty slices of calamari singed on the plancha gleam in the fading sunlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Facebook's cleaner, simpler design pulled users away, and MySpace struggled through redesigns and ownership changes before fading from mainstream use.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
While a bullish storage surprise could lend near-term support, fading heat, an expected increase in supply from the Permian basin and the storage surplus “underscore weak fundamentals in the end of summer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
She stood in the fading daylight a little longer and then admitted, “I’m going to Rûm.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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