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Uncommonfade
The correct spelling is fade.
How to pronounce fade
/feɪd/
nounIPA: /feɪd/
Say it like: Fad-e
The correct spelling is fade. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw. For example: "The milkman's whistling faded into the distance."
Usage Examples
“The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
- 2.A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
- 3.A fight.
- 4.A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
- 5.The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
verb
- 1.To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- 2.To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- 3.To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
- 4.To cause to fade.
- 5.To bet against.
adjective
- 1.Weak; insipid; tasteless.
- 2.Strong; bold; doughty.
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