"fading" meaning in English

See fading in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-fading.ogg [US] Forms: fadings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} fading (plural fadings)
  1. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
    Sense id: en-fading-en-noun-CslxCBwE
  2. (obsolete) An Irish dance. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fading-en-noun-QCnwi5BR
  3. (obsolete) The burden of a song. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fading-en-noun-LvJWy65f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ricean fading, Rician fading, Troxler fading, Troxler's fading

Verb

IPA: /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-fading.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪdɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fading
  1. present participle and gerund of fade. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fade
    Sense id: en-fading-en-verb-2FDloXcc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 12 6 62

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fading meaning in English (2.8kB)

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