fading

FAY-ding/ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

4 meanings of fading

1
verb
Present participle of fade. Use this -ing form when something is slowly losing its color, sound, or strength.
The old photograph is fading in the bright sun.
His voice was fading as the phone call dropped.
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2
noununcountable
The slow loss of something's color, sound, or strength over time.
Like a sound that slowly gets quieter until you can't hear it anymore.
The fading of the evening light made it hard to read.
The fading of the music told us the dance was ending.
Similardimming, weakening, decline, deterioration, waning
Oppositebrightening, strengthening
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3
nounobsolete
An old dance that was once performed in Ireland.
Fading is a fine jig.
1607, Francis Beaumont, “The Knight of the Burning Pestle”Here, fading means a kind of lively dance.
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Less common meaning

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nounobsolete
The chorus or repeated part of a song that comes back after each verse.
He has the prettiest love songs for maids, so without bawdry, which is strange with such delicate burdens of dildos and fadings
c. 1610, William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”Here, fadings means the repeated lines sung after each verse of a song.
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fading is a form of fade

fade, verb: To slowly lose color and become lighter or paler. Full entry

Forms: fadefades he/she/itfading -ing formfaded past tense, past participle
Spelling: fade → fading: drop the e, add -ing

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