They say it's on the wane, but it's still got something, hasn't it?
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Wane
/weɪn/
Synonyms for "wane" (306 found)
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depravednessdepreciationderogationdescenddescentdeteriorationdevolutiondiedie awaydie downdiminishdiminuendodivedodderdowntrenddownturndownward mobilitydownward trenddrift awaydrop
Verb(17 words)
Noun(19 words)
Adjective(3 words)
dwindling budgetdwindling resourcesgentle decline
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Verb(24 words)
go downhillgo offgo roundgo sidewaysgrow oldgyratehalthit a slumphit rock bottomhit the skidsinvolutionlanguishlapselashlessenlet uplockloss of tonelullmelt away
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moderatemoldermountmovemove awaymove offmove overpacifypeter outplummetplungeprogresspull awayquiescequietquietenreach the depthsrecederegressregressionrelentremissionretireretreatretrocederetrocessionretrogradationretrogressretrogressionriserotaterunrun downrun lowsagshakeshiftshrinkshrivelsinkslackenslideslipslippageslowdownslumpsoarsoothespinstandstand offstandstillstillstandstirstopstreamsubsidesubsidenceswitchtail offtapertottertouch bottomtranquilizetravelturn grayturn whitetwilightwagwagglewaningwastewaste awayweakenwearwear awaywhirlwiden the distancewithdrawwitherwizenwrinkle
Noun(21 words)
lack of energylanguishinglose interestlosingpeterpetersplummetsrecedingrustssaggingsagsshrivellingslumpingtailstapertaperswastingwaverwiltingwithering
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Adjective(6 words)
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9 entrieswane graduallywane in numberswane in powerwaning crescentwaning daylightwaning influencewaning interestwaning moonwaning popularity
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28 total sentences available.
Oh luck! Like the moon you change; steadily you wax and then wane again.
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"While running rivers hasten to the main, / while yon pure ether feeds the stars with light, / while shadows round the hill-slopes wax and wane, / thy fame, wher'er I go, thy praises shall remain."
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European immigration also began to wane in the 1930s because of the global depression.
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