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Wading vs Waning - What's the difference?

wading | waning |

As adjectives the difference between wading and waning

is that wading is appropriate to wade in while waning is becoming weaker or smaller.

As verbs the difference between wading and waning

is that wading is while waning is .

As nouns the difference between wading and waning

is that wading is the act of one who wades while waning is the fact or act of becoming less or less intense.

wading

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Appropriate to wade in.
    • The pool is too small for doing laps: it's only a wading pool.
  • Which wades.
    • Flamingos are wading birds.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who wades.
  • * (Charles Kingsley)

    • Anagrams

    *

    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 ----