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Waning vs Dwindling - What's the difference?

waning | dwindling |

As adjectives the difference between waning and dwindling

is that waning is becoming weaker or smaller while dwindling is that is declining.

As verbs the difference between waning and dwindling

is that waning is while dwindling is .

As a noun waning

is the fact or act of becoming less or less intense.

waning

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Becoming weaker or smaller.
    • his waning strength
  • Especially of the lunar phase as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
    • the waning moon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
    • the waning of her energy
  • The fact or act of becoming smaller.
  • * Bishop Hall
    • This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings , and sometimes her eclipses.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * awning ----

    dwindling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that is declining
    • There is dwindling support for New Labour