wane

/weɪn/verb

To grow weaker, smaller, or less intense.

Example sentence

“His enthusiasm for the project waned after the first setbacks.”

The moon wanes as it shrinks and waxes as it grows, giving the paired idiom 'wax and wane'. Interest, influence, and enthusiasm all wane.

Featured as word of the day on June 22, 2026.

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