The meaning of Fading

Fading – definition

verb
Gradually grow faint and disappear.
Usage examples:
The light had faded and dusk was advancing
Synonims:
Dim Grow dim Grow faint Grow feeble Fail Dwindle Grow less Die away Wane Disappear Vanish Decline Dissolve Peter out Melt away Evanesce
verb
(with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot.
Usage examples:
Fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains
verb
(of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball.
Usage examples:
The ball faded toward an area left of the green
verb
(in craps) match the bet of (another player).
Usage examples:
Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents

noun
The process of becoming less bright.
Usage examples:
The sun can cause colour fade

noun
A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)
Usage examples:
When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

noun
A haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing.
Usage examples:
A fade is extremely versatile and can be adjusted to different hair types and lengths

Fading translation into English

Fading: translate from English into Chinese

衰退, 衰老

Fading: translate from English into Dutch

Vervagen, Fading, Sluiering, Verwelking, Gezwoeg, Deining

Fading: translate from English into French

Décoloration, Déclin, Pâlissant, Dépérissement, Déperdition, Maniaque, Manie

Fading: translate from English into German

Fading, Verblassen, Schwund, Verblassend, Vergehen, Welk, Verwaschen

Fading: translate from English into Hindi

लुप्त होती, ध्वनि का मद्धिम होना, मंद होना, अवसाद

Fading: translate from English into Italian

Dissolvenza, Scolorimento, Affievolimento, Tramonto, Appassimento

Fading: translate from English into Korean

페이딩

Fading: translate from English into Russian

Исчезновение, Замирание, Затухание, Увядание, Затухающий, Фединг

Fading: translate from English into Spanish

Desvanecimiento, Desaparición, Descolorimiento, Flojo

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘grow weak’): from Old French fader, from fade ‘dull, insipid’, probably based on a blend of Latin fatuus ‘silly, insipid’ and vapidus ‘vapid’.

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Fading – similar words

faded

verb
Gradually grow faint and disappear.
Usage examples:
The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun
The process of becoming less bright.
Usage examples:
The sun can cause colour fade

noun
A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)
Usage examples:
When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

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fade

verb
Gradually grow faint and disappear.
Usage examples:
The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun
The process of becoming less bright.
Usage examples:
The sun can cause colour fade

verb
Become less clearly visible or distinguishable

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Fading synonims

decline

verb
(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
Usage examples:
The birth rate continued to decline

noun
A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
Usage examples:
A serious decline in bird numbers

verb
To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken
Usage examples:
His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

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die away

phrasal verb
Become less in amount or intensity

phrasal verb
If something, especially a sound, dies away, it gradually becomes reduced until it stops existing or disappears
Usage examples:
The sound of his footsteps gradually died away.

All meanings and translations of Die away

dim

adjective
(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.
Usage examples:
The dim glow of the fire

verb
Make or become less bright or distinct.
Usage examples:
A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation
Diminuendo.

All meanings and translations of Dim

disappear

verb
Cease to be visible.
Usage examples:
He disappeared into the trees

verb
(of a person or thing) to go to a place or into a condition where the person or thing cannot be seen
Usage examples:
She disappeared into the house., he disappeared for a few hours (= went somewhere unknown)., they w…

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dissolve

verb
(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
Usage examples:
Glucose dissolves easily in water

noun
An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.
Usage examples:
The alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves

verb
To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid
Usage examples:
[ t ] dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water., [ t ] they decided to dissolve the partnership.

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dwindle

ˈdwɪn.dəl

verb
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
Usage examples:
Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

verb
To become less in number or smaller
Usage examples:
The community had dwindled to a tenth of its former size.

verb
To gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level
Usage examples:
Dwindle from sth to sth the municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000., dwindlin…

All meanings and translations of Dwindle

evanesce

verb
Pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
Usage examples:
Water moves among reeds, evanesces, shines

verb
To disappear or be forgotten
Usage examples:
It does not take long for the memory of past achievements to evanesce.

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fail

verb
Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.
Usage examples:
He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun
A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.
Usage examples:
A fail grade

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vanish

verb
Disappear suddenly and completely.
Usage examples:
Moira vanished without trace

verb
Become invisible or unnoticeable

verb
To disappear or stop existing, esp. suddenly
Usage examples:
Her smile vanished.

All meanings and translations of Vanish

wane

verb
(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
Usage examples:
Tory tried to see her reflection, but the moon was waning, the stars obscured by clouds.

noun
The amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape.
Usage examples:
I cut the log into slabs without removing the outside wane

All meanings and translations of Wane

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