waning
/ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ adjective C1- Becoming weaker or smaller. · my waning patience
- Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth. · the waning moon
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To his eyes all seemed beautiful, but to me a tinge of melancholy lay upon the countryside, which bore so clearly the mark of the waning year.
I cannot doubt that Stapleton recruited his waning resources in this fashion, and that for years he has been a desperate and dangerous man.
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