waningn.

/ˈweɪnɪŋ/

Etymology: < wane v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of the verb.

a. gen. Decrease or diminution in magnitude, importance, brilliancy, intensity, etc.As Old English wanian (wane v.) had the transitive sense ‘to make less’ as well as the intransitive sense ‘to become less’, the verbal noun had the two corresponding meanings, but (as often occurs with nouns of action) the two are often practically coincident, and cannot be distinguished with certainty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waningc900

littlingOE

lessingc1350

abating1370

diminutionc1374

minishinga1382

decrease1383

remissiona1398

shrinkinga1398

decreasing1398

adminishing?c1400

abbreviation?a1425

lessening?a1425

minoration?a1425

disincrease1430

abatement1433

restrictiona1450

batea1475

diminuation1477

limitation1483

abate1486

minute1495

minishment1533

mitigation1533

diminishinga1535

extenuation1542

slacking1542

reduce1549

diminishment1551

perditionc1555

debatementa1563

rebatement1573

obstriction1578

imminution1583

contracting1585

contraction1589

rabate1589

rebating1598

retrenchmentc1600

decession1606

ravalling1609

reducement1619

decrement1621

bating1629

shrivellinga1631

decretion1635

dejection1652

abater1653

rolling back1658

limiting1677

batement1679

reduction1695

depression1793

downdraw1813

descent1832

decess1854

lowering1868

shrinkage1873

dégringolade1883

minification1894

degrowth1920

downrating1950

c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. ii. ii. (Schipper) 121 Nalæs butan micelre wonunge his weorodes [L. non sine magno exercitus sui damno].

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollemache MS.) (1495) viii. xl This lyȝte with oute wanynge of it selfe scheweþ and schedeþ by~schinynge.

c1480 (a1400) St. John Baptist 224 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 229 Þat tyme of þe ȝere borne wes he, quhene þat þe dais takis linthynge; & Iohne, quhen þai tak wanynge.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. lxx. 82 Can..One onely blot so great a light empair, That never could he hope his waning to repair?

1884 Harper's Mag. July 260/1 The Gunnings' beauty was at the waning.

Phrase.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. ix. 482 Will not the dread of dolefull day strike such a filthie fault into the waning, and by litle and litle cut quite the throte of it, and make it bleede to death in vs?

†b. Damage inflicted by a person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun]

burstc1000

harmOE

scatheOE

teenOE

evil healc1175

waningc1175

hurt?c1225

quede?c1225

balec1275

damage1300

follyc1300

grill13..

ungain13..

torferc1325

eviltyc1330

wem1338

impairment1340

marring1357

unhend1377

sorrowc1380

pairingc1384

pairmentc1384

mischiefc1385

offencec1385

appairment1388

hindering1390

noyinga1398

bresta1400

envya1400

wemminga1400

gremec1400

wilc1400

blemishing1413

lesion?a1425

nocument?a1425

injuryc1430

mischieving1432

hindrance1436

detrimenta1440

ill1470

untroth1470

diversity1484

remordc1485

unhappinessc1485

grudge1491

wriguldy-wrag?1520

danger1530

dishort1535

perishment1540

wreaka1542

emperishment1545

impeachment1548

indemnity1556

impair1568

spoil1572

impeach1575

interestc1575

emblemishing1583

mishap1587

endamagement1593

blemishment1596

mischievance1600

damnificationa1631

oblesion1656

mishanter1754

vitiation1802

mar1876

jeel1887

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harm or injury > [noun]

loathc900

teenOE

ungrithlOE

wemming1100

waningc1175

wrongc1275

prejudicec1300

derea1325

torferc1325

eviltyc1330

griefc1330

wem1338

injurec1374

truitc1390

noyinga1398

inconvenience14..

nocument?a1425

outraya1425

injuryc1430

mischieving1432

supprise1442

incommodityc1450

interess1489

grudge1491

tort1532

wreaka1542

impeachment1548

inconveniency1553

indemnity1556

interestc1575

abuse1595

mischievance1600

oblesion1656

grit1876

c1175 Pater Noster 278 in Lamb. Hom. 71 Kep us from his waning, þat laþe gast.

†c. Default, shortcoming. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > an imperfection > want or shortcoming

wanec888

waningc1320

brist1340

insufficience1486

insufficiency1531

want1553

deficiency1664

shortcominga1687

shortfall1895

c1320 Cast. Love 228 in Minor Poems fr. Vernon MS. 361 God ne wrouhte neuer þat þing Þat out les þorw his wonyng, ffor nis no wone on him I-long.

a. Of the moon: Periodical decrease in apparent size (see wane v. 2); the half of the lunar month in which this takes place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > lunar month > [noun]

waningc1000

the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month > periods within or phases of the moon

full moonOE

new moonOE

waningc1000

new of the moona1398

quarter?a1425

plenilune?a1475

neomeniaa1535

lunationc1549

interlune1561

wane1563

neomeny1569

dark of the moon1591

month of apparition1594

dark moon1615

plenilunium1615

moon1709

interlunation1813

quartering1880

c1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 268/13 Æfre hi [sc. seo sæ & se mona] beoð geferan on wæstme & on wanunge.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xvii. 326 The mone encreasyth all humours, and in her wanynge the..humours of the body ben made lesse.

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 593/48 Lucubrax [sic], wonynge of monythe.

c1440 Pallad. on Husb. i. 826 To graffe and sowe in growynge of the mone, And kitte or mowe in wanyng, is to done.

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 87 Their light was as the light of the Moon, mingled with some spots, subject to wainings, decreases, and eclipses.

1682 G. Hartman Digby's Choice Coll. Rare Secrets ii. 198 The best time to gather the Misletoe of the Oak, is in the.. Waning of the Moon.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 437 The waning or decreasing of the moon takes place in the same manner, but in a contrary order.

figurative.1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xxi. 138 He with many others helped to the waining of that half Moon, which sought to govern all the motion of our Sea.

†b. with the epithet wild: cf. waniand n.

ΚΠ

c1435 in Kingsford Chron. London (1905) 75 In the croke off the mone went they thedirward, and in the wilde wanynge kom they homward.

†3. Decline (of life); concluding part (of a day, or period of time). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > relapse > [noun] > of a person's life

waning1561

waning timea1639

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the latter part

eveningOE

enda1200

eventide?c1225

finea1350

tail1377

latter (last) enda1382

issue1484

latter day?1498

waning1561

last days1572

heel1584

sunsetting1593

fall1596

lag-end1598

posterior1598

sunset1599

dotage1606

exit1615

stern1623

waning timea1639

last1683

heel piecea1764

shank1828

tail-end1845

tailpiece1869

tag1882

teatime1913

end-point1921

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 269 Them, whom..the tendre kindnes of the Lord hath rewarded at the waining of the daye, and at the ending of their life.

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 67 In the wayning of the world, wherein so many false Christes are come.

1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. D^v Beeing gotten in the wayning of my parents age, they doted on me aboue the rest [of their children].

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. D Let mee quietly descend to the waining of my youthful dayes, and tell a little of the sweating sicknesse.

Compounds

waning time n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > relapse > [noun] > of a person's life

waning1561

waning timea1639

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the latter part

eveningOE

enda1200

eventide?c1225

finea1350

tail1377

latter (last) enda1382

issue1484

latter day?1498

waning1561

last days1572

heel1584

sunsetting1593

fall1596

lag-end1598

posterior1598

sunset1599

dotage1606

exit1615

stern1623

waning timea1639

last1683

heel piecea1764

shank1828

tail-end1845

tailpiece1869

tag1882

teatime1913

end-point1921

a1639 H. Wotton Short View Life Duke of Buckingham (1642) 3 There is nothing..more jealous, then a favorite, especially towards the wayning time and suspect of saciety.

1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 154 The moon..is the embleme of the church..as having her filling and weaning times.

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waningadj.

Etymology: < wane v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwaning.

That wanes or is on the wane.

a. Decreasing or declining in importance, power, influence, etc. (See the senses of the verb.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > falling from prosperous or thriving condition

drooping1553

downhill1565

downfalling1573

declining1597

stooping1608

sinking1612

waninga1616

deliquescent1937

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) Induct. ii. 62 Thou hast a Ladie farre more Beautifull, Then any woman in this waining age.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbb3^v/2 Am I because I am in bonds, and miserable,..My fortune like my wayning selfe, for this despis'd?

1833 C. Lamb Ellistoniana in Last Ess. Elia 42 The last retreat, and recess, of his every-day waning grandeur.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 90 The clergy sunk under the influence of a waning religion.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iii. i. i. §2. 209 The dormant or waning condition of a volcano.

1896 A. Conan Doyle Exploits Brig. Gerard ix I hurried wildly onward through the waning darkness.

b. in the wild waning world: perversion of in the wild waniand: see waniand n., wanion n., and cf. quot. c1435 at waning n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > imprecations

woeOE

dahetc1290

confoundc1330

foul (also shame) fall ——c1330

sorrow on——c1330

in the wanianda1352

wildfirea1375

evil theedomc1386

a pestilence on (also upon)c1390

woe betide you (also him, her, etc.)c1390

maldathaita1400

murrainc1400

out ona1415

in the wild waning worldc1485

vengeance?a1500

in a wanion1549

with a wanion1549

woe worth1553

a plague on——a1566

with a wanion to?c1570

with a wanyand1570

bot1584

maugre1590

poxa1592

death1593

rot1594

rot on1595

cancro1597

pax1604

pize on (also upon)1605

vild1605

peascod1606

cargo1607

confusion1608

perditiona1616

(a) pest upon1632

deuce1651

stap my vitals1697

strike me blind, dumb, lucky (if, but—)1697

stop my vitals1699

split me (or my windpipe)1700

rabbit1701

consume1756

capot me!1760

nick me!1760

weary set1788

rats1816

bad cess to1859

curse1885

hanged1887

buggeration1964

c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 140 In þe wyld wanyng word, pes all at onys!

c. Ageing, growing old. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > growing old

western1615

veterascent1642

senescent1656

not so (or as) young as one was (or used to be)1747

oldening1865

eldering1876

waning1895

1895 Season Mar. (Suppl.) 45/3 I do not, as a rule, approve of black for waning people..but in this case, as the wearer was rather florid, the garment was a success.

2. Of the moon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [adjective] > waning

waningc1000

cave1670

wanal1693

decrescent1872

c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 320 Þas wyrte þu scealt niman on wanigendum monan.

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 115 Waining Moons their settled Periods keep To swell the Billows.

1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 123 When God appoints, the horned Moon renews Her waining Light.

1814 Ld. Byron Lara ii. xxiv. 1198 When Cynthia's light almost gave way to morn, And nearly veil'd in mist her waning horn.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Kubla Khan in Christabel 56 Beneath a waning moon.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 125 The waning and the reappearing moon.

a. Of light, or a luminary: Declining in lustre, tending towards extinction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > making or becoming dim > declining in lustre

waning1700

1700 R. Blackmore Song of Moses in Paraphr. Job 192 Let him..lift on high his Adamantine Shield, Whose brighter Lustre drowns the waining Sun.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 145 His waning candle sunk in the socket.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxi. 266 At last the day turned her waning candle pale, and she fell asleep.

1846 J. Keble Lyra Innocentium 110 Around where late the waning sun Sank in his evening cloud.

1873 E. E. Hale In his Name ix. 77 The waning embers of the fire.

b. Of the day: Drawing to a close.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > [adjective] > ending

decliningc1620

waning1767

deciduous1770

1767 R. Jago Edge-hill iv. 156 But of the waining Day Mindful, and many a Theme as yet unsung, To future Bards she leaves your copious Praise.

4. Becoming scanty, running short. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

shrinking?a1400

welkinga1400

moderativec1487

thinning1551

wanzing1571

decreasing1591

restricting1606

lessening1611

waning1632

assuaging1651

limiting1656

mitigating1749

diminishing1793

decrescent1811

shrivelling1849

dropping1894

scanting1916

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > running out

low1583

waning1632

taper1851

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. viii. 375 Our victuals and water done, we were forced to relye vpon Tobacco, and to drinke our owne wayning pisse.

1810 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. iv. 111 It is well for you that my waning paper..brings this tiresome letter to an end.

1900 A. Conan Doyle Green Flag 77 Behind him stood the watchful steward, for ever filling up his waning glass.

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单词	waning
释义	waningn. /ˈweɪnɪŋ/ Etymology: < wane v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of the verb. 1. a. gen. Decrease or diminution in magnitude, importance, brilliancy, intensity, etc.As Old English wanian (wane v.) had the transitive sense ‘to make less’ as well as the intransitive sense ‘to become less’, the verbal noun had the two corresponding meanings, but (as often occurs with nouns of action) the two are often practically coincident, and cannot be distinguished with certainty. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. ii. ii. (Schipper) 121 Nalæs butan micelre wonunge his weorodes [L. non sine magno exercitus sui damno]. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollemache MS.) (1495) viii. xl This lyȝte with oute wanynge of it selfe scheweþ and schedeþ by~schinynge. c1480 (a1400) St. John Baptist 224 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 229 Þat tyme of þe ȝere borne wes he, quhene þat þe dais takis linthynge; & Iohne, quhen þai tak wanynge. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. lxx. 82 Can..One onely blot so great a light empair, That never could he hope his waning to repair? 1884 Harper's Mag. July 260/1 The Gunnings' beauty was at the waning. Phrase.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. ix. 482 Will not the dread of dolefull day strike such a filthie fault into the waning, and by litle and litle cut quite the throte of it, and make it bleede to death in vs? †b. Damage inflicted by a person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] burstc1000 harmOE scatheOE teenOE evil healc1175 waningc1175 hurt?c1225 quede?c1225 balec1275 damage1300 follyc1300 grill13.. ungain13.. torferc1325 eviltyc1330 wem1338 impairment1340 marring1357 unhend1377 sorrowc1380 pairingc1384 pairmentc1384 mischiefc1385 offencec1385 appairment1388 hindering1390 noyinga1398 bresta1400 envya1400 wemminga1400 gremec1400 wilc1400 blemishing1413 lesion?a1425 nocument?a1425 injuryc1430 mischieving1432 hindrance1436 detrimenta1440 ill1470 untroth1470 diversity1484 remordc1485 unhappinessc1485 grudge1491 wriguldy-wrag?1520 danger1530 dishort1535 perishment1540 wreaka1542 emperishment1545 impeachment1548 indemnity1556 impair1568 spoil1572 impeach1575 interestc1575 emblemishing1583 mishap1587 endamagement1593 blemishment1596 mischievance1600 damnificationa1631 oblesion1656 mishanter1754 vitiation1802 mar1876 jeel1887 the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harm or injury > [noun] loathc900 teenOE ungrithlOE wemming1100 waningc1175 wrongc1275 prejudicec1300 derea1325 torferc1325 eviltyc1330 griefc1330 wem1338 injurec1374 truitc1390 noyinga1398 inconvenience14.. nocument?a1425 outraya1425 injuryc1430 mischieving1432 supprise1442 incommodityc1450 interess1489 grudge1491 tort1532 wreaka1542 impeachment1548 inconveniency1553 indemnity1556 interestc1575 abuse1595 mischievance1600 oblesion1656 grit1876 c1175 Pater Noster 278 in Lamb. Hom. 71 Kep us from his waning, þat laþe gast. †c. Default, shortcoming. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > an imperfection > want or shortcoming wanec888 waningc1320 brist1340 insufficience1486 insufficiency1531 want1553 deficiency1664 shortcominga1687 shortfall1895 c1320 Cast. Love 228 in Minor Poems fr. Vernon MS. 361 God ne wrouhte neuer þat þing Þat out les þorw his wonyng, ffor nis no wone on him I-long. 2. a. Of the moon: Periodical decrease in apparent size (see wane v. 2); the half of the lunar month in which this takes place. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > lunar month > [noun] waningc1000 the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month > periods within or phases of the moon full moonOE new moonOE waningc1000 new of the moona1398 quarter?a1425 plenilune?a1475 neomeniaa1535 lunationc1549 interlune1561 wane1563 neomeny1569 dark of the moon1591 month of apparition1594 dark moon1615 plenilunium1615 moon1709 interlunation1813 quartering1880 c1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 268/13 Æfre hi [sc. seo sæ & se mona] beoð geferan on wæstme & on wanunge. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xvii. 326 The mone encreasyth all humours, and in her wanynge the..humours of the body ben made lesse. 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 593/48 Lucubrax [sic], wonynge of monythe. c1440 Pallad. on Husb. i. 826 To graffe and sowe in growynge of the mone, And kitte or mowe in wanyng, is to done. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 87 Their light was as the light of the Moon, mingled with some spots, subject to wainings, decreases, and eclipses. 1682 G. Hartman Digby's Choice Coll. Rare Secrets ii. 198 The best time to gather the Misletoe of the Oak, is in the.. Waning of the Moon. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 437 The waning or decreasing of the moon takes place in the same manner, but in a contrary order. figurative.1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xxi. 138 He with many others helped to the waining of that half Moon, which sought to govern all the motion of our Sea. †b. with the epithet wild: cf. waniand n. ΚΠ c1435 in Kingsford Chron. London (1905) 75 In the croke off the mone went they thedirward, and in the wilde wanynge kom they homward. †3. Decline (of life); concluding part (of a day, or period of time). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > relapse > [noun] > of a person's life waning1561 waning timea1639 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the latter part eveningOE enda1200 eventide?c1225 finea1350 tail1377 latter (last) enda1382 issue1484 latter day?1498 waning1561 last days1572 heel1584 sunsetting1593 fall1596 lag-end1598 posterior1598 sunset1599 dotage1606 exit1615 stern1623 waning timea1639 last1683 heel piecea1764 shank1828 tail-end1845 tailpiece1869 tag1882 teatime1913 end-point1921 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 269 Them, whom..the tendre kindnes of the Lord hath rewarded at the waining of the daye, and at the ending of their life. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 67 In the wayning of the world, wherein so many false Christes are come. 1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. D^v Beeing gotten in the wayning of my parents age, they doted on me aboue the rest [of their children]. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. D Let mee quietly descend to the waining of my youthful dayes, and tell a little of the sweating sicknesse. Compounds waning time n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > relapse > [noun] > of a person's life waning1561 waning timea1639 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the latter part eveningOE enda1200 eventide?c1225 finea1350 tail1377 latter (last) enda1382 issue1484 latter day?1498 waning1561 last days1572 heel1584 sunsetting1593 fall1596 lag-end1598 posterior1598 sunset1599 dotage1606 exit1615 stern1623 waning timea1639 last1683 heel piecea1764 shank1828 tail-end1845 tailpiece1869 tag1882 teatime1913 end-point1921 a1639 H. Wotton Short View Life Duke of Buckingham (1642) 3 There is nothing..more jealous, then a favorite, especially towards the wayning time and suspect of saciety. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 154 The moon..is the embleme of the church..as having her filling and weaning times. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2020). waningadj. Etymology: < wane v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwaning. That wanes or is on the wane. 1. a. Decreasing or declining in importance, power, influence, etc. (See the senses of the verb.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > falling from prosperous or thriving condition drooping1553 downhill1565 downfalling1573 declining1597 stooping1608 sinking1612 waninga1616 deliquescent1937 a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) Induct. ii. 62 Thou hast a Ladie farre more Beautifull, Then any woman in this waining age. View more context for this quotation a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbb3^v/2 Am I because I am in bonds, and miserable,..My fortune like my wayning selfe, for this despis'd? 1833 C. Lamb Ellistoniana in Last Ess. Elia 42 The last retreat, and recess, of his every-day waning grandeur. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 90 The clergy sunk under the influence of a waning religion. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iii. i. i. §2. 209 The dormant or waning condition of a volcano. 1896 A. Conan Doyle Exploits Brig. Gerard ix I hurried wildly onward through the waning darkness. b. in the wild waning world: perversion of in the wild waniand: see waniand n., wanion n., and cf. quot. c1435 at waning n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > imprecations woeOE dahetc1290 confoundc1330 foul (also shame) fall ——c1330 sorrow on——c1330 in the wanianda1352 wildfirea1375 evil theedomc1386 a pestilence on (also upon)c1390 woe betide you (also him, her, etc.)c1390 maldathaita1400 murrainc1400 out ona1415 in the wild waning worldc1485 vengeance?a1500 in a wanion1549 with a wanion1549 woe worth1553 a plague on——a1566 with a wanion to?c1570 with a wanyand1570 bot1584 maugre1590 poxa1592 death1593 rot1594 rot on1595 cancro1597 pax1604 pize on (also upon)1605 vild1605 peascod1606 cargo1607 confusion1608 perditiona1616 (a) pest upon1632 deuce1651 stap my vitals1697 strike me blind, dumb, lucky (if, but—)1697 stop my vitals1699 split me (or my windpipe)1700 rabbit1701 consume1756 capot me!1760 nick me!1760 weary set1788 rats1816 bad cess to1859 curse1885 hanged1887 buggeration1964 c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 140 In þe wyld wanyng word, pes all at onys! c. Ageing, growing old. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > growing old western1615 veterascent1642 senescent1656 not so (or as) young as one was (or used to be)1747 oldening1865 eldering1876 waning1895 1895 Season Mar. (Suppl.) 45/3 I do not, as a rule, approve of black for waning people..but in this case, as the wearer was rather florid, the garment was a success. 2. Of the moon. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [adjective] > waning waningc1000 cave1670 wanal1693 decrescent1872 c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 320 Þas wyrte þu scealt niman on wanigendum monan. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 115 Waining Moons their settled Periods keep To swell the Billows. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 123 When God appoints, the horned Moon renews Her waining Light. 1814 Ld. Byron Lara ii. xxiv. 1198 When Cynthia's light almost gave way to morn, And nearly veil'd in mist her waning horn. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Kubla Khan in Christabel 56 Beneath a waning moon. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 125 The waning and the reappearing moon. 3. a. Of light, or a luminary: Declining in lustre, tending towards extinction. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > making or becoming dim > declining in lustre waning1700 1700 R. Blackmore Song of Moses in Paraphr. Job 192 Let him..lift on high his Adamantine Shield, Whose brighter Lustre drowns the waining Sun. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 145 His waning candle sunk in the socket. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxi. 266 At last the day turned her waning candle pale, and she fell asleep. 1846 J. Keble Lyra Innocentium 110 Around where late the waning sun Sank in his evening cloud. 1873 E. E. Hale In his Name ix. 77 The waning embers of the fire. b. Of the day: Drawing to a close. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > [adjective] > ending decliningc1620 waning1767 deciduous1770 1767 R. Jago Edge-hill iv. 156 But of the waining Day Mindful, and many a Theme as yet unsung, To future Bards she leaves your copious Praise. 4. Becoming scanty, running short. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] shrinking?a1400 welkinga1400 moderativec1487 thinning1551 wanzing1571 decreasing1591 restricting1606 lessening1611 waning1632 assuaging1651 limiting1656 mitigating1749 diminishing1793 decrescent1811 shrivelling1849 dropping1894 scanting1916 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > running out low1583 waning1632 taper1851 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. viii. 375 Our victuals and water done, we were forced to relye vpon Tobacco, and to drinke our owne wayning pisse. 1810 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. iv. 111 It is well for you that my waning paper..brings this tiresome letter to an end. 1900 A. Conan Doyle Green Flag 77 Behind him stood the watchful steward, for ever filling up his waning glass. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c900adj.c1000
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