tailing off vs waning

tailing off

waning

adj
  • Becoming weaker or smaller. 

  • Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth. 

noun
  • The fact or act of becoming smaller. 

  • The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading. 

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