Wax-and-wane Definition

verb
To progress through phases.
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Alternating.
The manifestation of such philosophy seemed to wax and wane, being the most common one time, but virtually without followers at another, apparently disappearing.
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Origin of Wax-and-wane

  • From the old descriptions of the phases of the Moon (about 14th Century).

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Wax-and-wane Sentence Examples

  • The levels of anxiety can wax and wane at different times in life so that when the stress level is lower, the person may be able to function fairly normally.

  • Your ruler is the Moon, and as such there is a tendency for your personality to wax and wane with its phases.

  • The truth is many General Hospital fans wax and wane with their favorite storylines.

  • Because the symptoms of chlamydia wax and wane and because the adolescent or adult may be asymptomatic, proper diagnosis may be delayed.

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