[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.:Daylight waned, and night came on.Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.Synonyms: sink , fail , diminish", "to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.:Colonialism began to wane after World War II.Synonyms: sink , fail , diminish", "to draw to a close; approach an end:Summer is waning.", "(of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon.Compare wax2(def2) wax2(def2)."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.Synonyms: decay , failure , diminution", "the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc.", "the waning of the moon.", "a period of waning.", "a defect in a plank or board characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge, due to the curvature of the log."]}]