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    [Verb]  | "wane" | \ ˈwān \


    1: to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as

    2: to diminish in phase or intensity —used chiefly of the moon, other satellites, and inferior planets

    3: to become less brilliant or powerful : dim


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English wanien, wanen, going back to Old English wanian, going back to Germanic *wanōjan- (whence Old High German wanōn "to lessen," Old Norse vana), weak verb derivative from *wano- "deficient, absent," whence Old English & Old High German wan "lacking, deficient," Old Norse vanr, Gothic wans; akin to Latin vānus "empty, vain," Greek eûnis "bereft (of), without," Sanskrit ūna- "deficient, defective";

    [Adjective]  | "waning" 


    [Verb]  | "waning" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned "





    [Verb]  | "wane" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned "





     [ "waning" ]

    1: The act of pleasuring people of considerable age difference to yourself

      * e.g.,  ... e.g, I'm gonna go down to the bingo hall tonight and pick up some old ladies: take em for a bit of waning 

     [ "waning" ]

    1: If something's terrible or bad or boring or just generally negative, it's 'waning'. Derived from the cycles of the moon. Opposite of waxing

      * e.g.,  ... I hate having to eat brussel sprouts at xmas, they're waning! 

     [ "wanEE" ]

    1: a wenis

      * e.g.,  ... jennaca has a wanee 

     [ "wane" ]

    1: Child, infant, baby. Used in parts of Donegal and Northern Ireland. Probably come from "wee one". Also sometimes written as "wayne" or "wean".

      * e.g.,  ... "The wanes are asleep." 

     [ "wane" ]

    1: a word used in Scotland for child

      * e.g.,  ... "where is the wane?" 

     [ "wane" ]

    1: This is derived from the word wench.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey wane, get me a cup of coffee. 

     [ "wane" ]

    1: What you'd call wine when you've had too much of it.

      * e.g.,  ... gimme some more wane 

     [ "waned" ]

    1: To decline

      * e.g.,  ... My love for you never hasn't waned 

     [ "wane" ]

    1: The Atlantic Canadian slang noun for penis.

      * e.g.,  ... "Suck da wane, Genna!" 


     [ "wane" ]

    2: This term can also be used as a verb as "to wane." This means that someone or something has been subject to the immature graffiti of a penis.

      * e.g.,  ...  or 

     [ "wanee" ]

    1: complete dismissal of a perfect relationship in a sudden fashion. Disregard for another's feelings or emotions.

      * e.g.,  ... Everything was going so well with my girl friend and then I got waneed. WTF!?! 

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