fading

/ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

alive, fast, fine, left, light, outside, outside, poor

VERB + FADING

dwindling, fighting, hope, part, powers, star, started

FADING + NOUN

evening, summer

PREP.

in, out

ADV.

away, rapidly, slowly

noun

The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.

[…] the rude earth of the wall had no painted lustre to shed off all fadings and tarnish […]

An Irish dance.

Fading is a fine jig.

The burden of a song.

He has the prettiest love songs for maids, so without bawdry, which is strange with such delicate burdens of dildos and fadings

noun — weakening in force or intensity

[…] the rude earth of the wall had no painted lustre to shed off all fadings and tarnish […]

Wiktionary

Fading is a fine jig.

Wiktionary

He has the prettiest love songs for maids, so without bawdry, which is strange with such delicate burdens of dildos and fadings

Wiktionary

Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.

Tatoeba · #47545

My concern here is whether the women's movement is fading or not.

Tatoeba · #61980

Fighting the fading light he continued to count their names.

Tatoeba · #327950

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