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fading

/ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.

Plural fadings

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SUMMER fading, winter comes--
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1
The Cat’s head began fading away the moment he was gone, and, by the time he had come back with the Duchess, it had entirely disappeared; so the King and the executioner ran wildly up and down looking for it, while the rest of the party went back to the game.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 66 · B2
During this dialogue the child had remained silent, her eyes roving from one to the other, all the animation fading out of her face.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 30 · C1
In the fading light I could see that the centre was a heavy block of building from which a porch projected.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 69 · C1

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