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fading

noun

  1. variation of the attenuation of a signal with various variables
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

noun

  1. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.

    […] the rude earth of the wall had no painted lustre to shed off all fadings and tarnish […]

  2. An Irish dance.

    Fading is a fine jig.

  3. The burden of a song.

    He has the prettiest love songs for maids, so without bawdry, which is strange with such delicate burdens of dildos and fadings

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of fade.

    fading light; fading memory; fading reputation

    With fading eyesight and reactions, the runs have dried up. That Mr Tendulkar has nonetheless kept his place in the national [cricket] side is a more dismal exemplum: of the impunity enjoyed by all India’s rich and powerful.

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