waxing
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- noun
- /ˈwæksɪŋ/
:
crecimiento
- October 22: The waxing crescent moon is to the left of Scorpius.
- waxing moon
- waxing crescent
- waxing and waning
Examples
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The best views will come after the waxing gibbous Moon sets some three hours before morning twilight begins.
Academic text (2007) -
Only the waxing moon, shining momentarily through the clouds, showed them their way.
Fiction book (1993) -
We got a waxing moon tonight, you guys, just like the ritual says.
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"My time, my crop," he said to a waxing moon.
Fiction book (2000) -
A waxing moon drifted above them as they drove along the narrow road.
Fiction book (1999) -
Last night, Venus was right above the waxing crescent moon.
Academic text (2000) -
No, it's a waxing crescent moon tonight, and you're not an idiot.
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A waxing moon hung low in the sky, swelling slowly to the full with creamy golden light.
Fiction book (2000) -
Thin clouds half-hid a waxing moon, making it a smudged white thumbprint on the face of the night.
Fiction book (2002) -
Tonight, we can admire the waxing moon as it grows brighter in the sky.
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Waxing meaning a gradual increase comes from the old verb wax meaning 'to grow'. So, a 'waxing' is a time when something becomes larger or stronger, like the moon getting brighter after the new moon.