No. 12,496 in Spanish
menguante
"Waning" (referring to the moon becoming smaller in appearance).
In a sentence
La luna menguante iluminaba el paisaje con un resplandor tenue.
The waning moon lit up the landscape with a faint glow.
Here, "menguante" is an adjective describing the phase of the moon, which is waning.
Su energía parecía menguante tras un largo día de trabajo.
Her energy seemed dwindling after a long work day.
Here, "menguante" is an adjective describing energy, indicating it is decreasing or depleting.
Observé cómo la corriente menguante del río se hacía cada vez más lenta.
I observed how the dwindling current of the river became slower and slower.
In this case, "menguante" illustrates the diminishing flow of a river, used as an adjective to hint at reduction.
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