Thesaurus / wane
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Primo de Rivera, who believed the rebellion to be fast on the wane, shipped back to Spain 7,000 troops.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANBut Mrs. Charmington was already on the wane, and as he had no wish to be her hero now he rather fought shy of her.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe moon was rising, its reddish disk somewhat diminished from being on the wane.
URANIACAMILLE FLAMMARIONThe one is religious, the other a civil power; the one may wane, the other rise.
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL 3 NO 3, MARCH 1863VARIOUSThe exchange of places was made, but after Fred had rowed for an hour or more his confidence also began to wane.
THE GO AHEAD BOYS ON SMUGGLERS' ISLANDROSS KAYThe summer began to wane, and a sharp chill in the air warned Dame Grumble that winter was not far away.
THE GREEN FOREST FAIRY BOOKLORETTA ELLEN BRADYBut when Goldoni attacked it, and Gozzi rose in its defence, the type was already on the wane.
THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT CARLO GOZZI; VOLUME THE FIRSTCOUNT CARLO GOZZIEvery one was wearied with the insipidities and conventionalities of an art upon the wane.
THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT CARLO GOZZI; VOLUME THE FIRSTCOUNT CARLO GOZZIAt last the seemingly endless night began to wane, and near daybreak the girl dozed fitfully.
WARRIOR OF THE DAWNHOWARD CARLETON BROWNEAs this cloud is generally changing its figure, and slowly sinking, it has been called the wane-cloud.
THE RAIN CLOUDANONYMOUSWORDS RELATED TO WANE
- abatement
- backsliding
- comedown
- cropper
- decay
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- descent
- deterioration
- devolution
- diminution
- dissolution
- dive
- downfall
- downgrade
- downturn
- drop
- dwindling
- ebb
- ebbing
- enfeeblement
- failing
- failure
- fall
- fall-off
- falling-off
- flop
- lapse
- on the skids
- pratfall
- recession
- relapse
- senility
- skids
- slump
- wane
- waning
- weakening
- worsening
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
- abate
- bate
- break down
- crumble
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- diminish
- disappear
- droop
- ease off
- ebb
- end
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- fade out
- fail
- fall
- fizzle out
- go bad
- go downhill
- halt
- lapse
- let up
- lose power
- melt away
- moderate
- molder
- pass
- peter out
- rankle
- recede
- retrograde
- rot
- run down
- run low
- run out
- sink
- slacken
- stop
- subside
- vanish
- wane
- weaken
- wear away
- wilt
- abandon
- abscond
- be done for
- be gone
- be lost
- be no more
- be swallowed up
- cease to exist
- clear
- come to naught
- decamp
- dematerialize
- depart
- die
- die out
- disperse
- dissipate
- dissolve
- drop out of sight
- ebb
- end
- end gradually
- escape
- evanesce
- evanish
- evaporate
- exit
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- flee
- fly
- go
- go south
- leave
- leave no trace
- melt
- melt away
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- recede
- retire
- retreat
- sink
- take flight
- vacate
- vamoose
- wane
- withdraw
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