| noun | a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer “he took lessons to cure his slicing” |
| noun | gradually ceasing to be visible |
| verb | become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly “The scene begins to fade” |
| verb | lose freshness, vigor, or vitality “Her bloom was fading” |
| verb | disappear gradually “The pain eventually passed off” |
| verb | become feeble “The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon” |
| slice | verb | hit a ball so that it causes a backspin |
| fade | verb | become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly |
| disappear | verb | cease to exist |
| fade | noun | gradually ceasing to be visible |
| fading | noun | weakening in force or intensity |
| withering | noun | any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) |
| evanescent | adjective | tending to vanish like vapor |
| evanescence | noun | the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight |
| passing | noun | the end of something |
| languisher | noun | a person who languishes |