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waning

[wey-ning] / weɪ nɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
decreasing
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Example Sentences

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The S&P 500 is showing signs of fatigue near the 7000 level, with bearish candlestick patterns and waning momentum.

From Barron's

This is my brain’s way of reminding me that if my patience is waning, Gran’s has run out.

From Literature

Even in the waning light, whatever he did, he would be seen.

From Literature

Oppenheimer analysts maintained a Perform rating on the shares in a research note Friday, pointing to waning refresh potential in 2026.

From Barron's

Added to the waning novelty is the reliance on stock characters who show little of Mr. Saunders’s usual comic invention.

From The Wall Street Journal