fading
Meaning of fading
- gradually grow faint and disappear.
the light had faded and dusk was advancing
hopes of peace had faded
- (with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot.
fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains
some shots have to be faded in
- (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball.
the ball faded toward an area left of the green
- (in craps) match the bet of (another player).
Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents
Middle English (in the sense ‘grow weak’): from Old French fader, from fade ‘dull, insipid’, probably based on a blend of Latin fatuus ‘silly, insipid’ and vapidus ‘vapid’.
Information about fading
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of fading is: fadings.
- Languages in which fading is used:
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Hyphenation of fading
fad-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- fading is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
fading synonyms
Meaning attenuation:
Meaning make or become less bright or distinct:
Meaning be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal:
Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:
Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:
Meaning cease to be visible:
Meaning disappear suddenly and completely:
Meaning diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate:
Meaning (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution:
Meaning pass out of sight, memory, or existence:
fading antonyms
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Words that rhyme with fading
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