fading

Plural: fadings

Noun

• An Irish dance, often characterized by a specific rhythm.
• weakening in force or intensity
• The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
• An Irish dance.
• The burden of a song.

Verb

• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  • "Her bloom was fading"
• disappear gradually
• become feeble
• present participle and gerund of fade.

Examples

• fading light; fading memory; fading reputation
• Learning a new word, like FADING, often involves a rhythmic practice, much like mastering a dance.

Synonyms

attenuation, blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, languish, melt, pass, pass off, wither