fading Definition

fade
verb faded, fading

tr & intr
1. To lose or cause to lose strength, freshness or colour.

Thesaurus: bleach, tone down, wash out, blanch, etiolate, neutralize; tarnish, discolour.
intr
2. Said of a sound or image: to disappear gradually.

Thesaurus: decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, shrivel, wane.
3. golf.
To strike the ball so that it curves to the right, but less so than an ordinary slice (noun 5).

noun

1. golf.
A slight, delayed slice (noun 5), often deliberate.

Etymology: 13c: French, meaning ‘dull' or ‘pale'.

Phrasal Verb: fade something in or out

To cause (a sound or picture) to become gradually louder and more distinct, or gradually fainter and disappear.