wane
verb (used without object), waned, wan·ing.
noun
Origin of wane
Synonyms for wane
Related Words for waned
dim, abate, ebb, dwindle, subside, atrophy, wither, decrease, fade, slacken, shrink, weaken, decline, drop, relent, sink, fall, fail, moderateExamples from the Web for waned
Contemporary Examples of waned
The German infatuation with Atatürk and Turkey waned after the Beerhall Putsch.
Trust in European institutions has waned across the continent.
On the other side, there are scores of Republicans whose boundless enthusiasm for war has waned considerably.
Its prestige (if not its income) waxed and waned as Thatcherism died and the Blair era arrived.
Jess: I wonder how much of this has to do with the fact that feminism as a "movement" has waned.
‘The Feminine Mystique’ at 50, Part 2: Three Feminists on What It Means TodayJessica Bennett, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Alisa Solomon
February 12, 2013
Historical Examples of waned
She waned before the eyes of the king, like daylight that must be gone.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told AnewJosephine Preston Peabody
"Now we ought to see the burgomaster," said Rob, as the afternoon waned.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian BattlefieldsLieut. Howard Payson
Between these two it would seem as the humour of the one waned, that of the other waxed.
The Trampling of the LiliesRafael Sabatini
It was on his last day, when hope had waned, that he found what he hoped was a clue.
Mixed FacesRoy Norton
It had ebbed from him with his blood, or waned with his fever.
The Wild GeeseStanley John Weyman