Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A waning; a decline.
- noun Fluctuation in the strength of radio signals because of variations in the transmission medium.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Decay; loss of color, freshness, or vigor.
- noun The name of an Irish dance, and the burden of a song.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor.
- noun obsolete, obsolete An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
fade . - noun obsolete An
Irish dance ; also, theburden of asong .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun weakening in force or intensity
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Examples
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The bow showed above water at high tide, the name fading but legible: Resolute.
Rescue Ferrets at Sea Richard Bach 2002
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Now, after the club's worst-ever start in the national championship, Red Star are lingering in mid-table, eight points behind Partizan and with hopes of challenging for the title fading fast.
Taipei Times 2008
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Now, after the club's worst-ever start in the national championship, Red Star are lingering in mid-table, eight points behind Partizan and with hopes of challenging for the title fading fast.
Taipei Times 2008
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It showed what it says were the consequences of Brady's ideas about putting to sleep unwanted shelter animals by fading from a picture of Brady into a shot of dogs apparently being put in a gas chamber against a backdrop of heart-rending squeals.
US midterms: Americans driven to the polls by fear in the Halloween elections Paul Harris 2010
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Fade to this colour when fading is used (see - fade).
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To me, better in fading light than my Leupold VX-II's or the old Vari-X III that I have.
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To me, better in fading light than my Leupold VX-II's or the old Vari-X III that I have.
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"Magic is fading from the universe," one character warns.
Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie - review Alex Clark 2010
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How is this best done quickly and in fading light?
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How is this best done quickly and in fading light?
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