fading

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. losing power, health, or importance.

v. the gradual diminishment of physical strength, health, or social influence.

“The runner's energy was fading during the final mile of the race.”

“Despite the initial excitement, public interest in the scandal was fading rapidly as newer headlines dominated the news cycle.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the slow process of something disappearing or getting weaker.

n. the process or instance of gradual disappearance or loss of intensity.

“The fading of the old traditions worried the village elders.”

“The gradual fading of the fresco was attributed to centuries of exposure to humidity and direct sunlight.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Music Archaic

n. the repeated part or ending of an old song.

n. the burden or refrain of a song; historically used to refer to the concluding part of a musical piece.

“The old ballad ended with a melancholy fading that the audience hummed along to.”

“Scholars of Elizabethan music often debate the specific rhythmic structure of the fading used in traditional Irish folk songs.”