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wax and wane

wax and wane
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [waks and weyn]
    • /wæks ænd weɪn/
    • /wæks ənd weɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waks and weyn]
    • /wæks ænd weɪn/

Definitions of wax and wane words

  • intransitive verb wax and wane moon: go through phases 1
  • intransitive verb wax and wane grow larger and smaller 1
  • phrase wax and wane If something waxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time. 0
  • verb wax and wane To progress through phases. 0
  • verb wax and wane Alternating. 0
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Parts of speech for Wax and wane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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wax and wane popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for wax and wane

noun wax and wane

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