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wanings

wanings is the plural of waning.

Meaning of waning

Noun

waning (plural wanings)

  1. The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.
    • the waning of her energy
  2. The fact or act of becoming smaller.
    • 17th century, Joseph Hall, Epistle to Mr. R. B.
      This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses.

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Questions about wanings

What is wanings the plural of?
Wanings is the plural of waning.

Words near wanings in the dictionary

  1. waning
  2. waning gibbous
  3. waning moon
  4. waning moons
  5. waningly
  6. wanings
  7. wanion
  8. wanions
  9. Wanjala
  10. Wanji
  11. Wanjung

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