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.

   “The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.”

Synonyms: weaken, wither, blanch, bleach, decrease, diminish, wane

noun

1. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.

2. An Irish dance.

3. The burden of a song.