Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Warning and Waning

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wane1
verb
gerund or present participle: waning
  1. 1.
    (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
    synonyms:disappeardecreasediminishdwindle
    "the moon is waning"
  2. 2.
    (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.

    "confidence in the dollar waned"

    synonyms:decreasedeclinediminishdwindleshrinkcontract, taper off, tail off, subsideslackendroopsinkebbdim, fade (away), grow faint, lessendissolve, peter out, wind down, fall off, attenuate, be on the way out, abatefailrecedeslumpflagatrophy, become weak, weaken, give in, give way, melt away, deterioratecrumblewitherdisintegratedegenerateevaporatecollapse, go downhill, draw to a close, vanish, die out;

warning
/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
noun
  1. a statement or event that warns of something or that serves as a cautionary example.

    "police issued a warning about fake £20 notes"

    synonyms:exampledeterrentlessoncautionexemplarmessagemoral More
    • cautionary advice.

      "a word of warning—don't park illegally"

      synonyms:caution, piece of advice, notificationinformationMore
    • advance notice of something.

      "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"

      synonyms:notice, advance notice, a word of warning, forewarningalert;


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