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waning

/ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ noun C2
  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.

Plural wanings

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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.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 66 · C1
I cannot doubt that Stapleton recruited his waning resources in this fashion, and that for years he has been a desperate and dangerous man.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 211 · C1

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