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Waning vs Waving - What's the difference?

waning | waving |

As nouns the difference between waning and waving

is that waning is the fact or act of becoming less or less intense while waving is repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.

As verbs the difference between waning and waving

is that waning is while waving is .

As an adjective waning

is becoming weaker or smaller.

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 ----

    waving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.