Both Uses of
wane
in
Message in a Bottle, by Sparks
- It was dusk, and there were only a few minutes left of waning gray light.
Chpt 12 *waning = diminishing
- He pressed on the cork to make sure it was wedged in tightly, then held up the bottle in the waning light.†
Chpt 13waning = declining or diminishing
Definition:
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) -- especially the part of the moon that is visible