Waxes
[wæksiz]
Examples
- He waxes strong in all violence and lawlessness; and is ready for any deed of daring that will supply the wants of his rabble-rout. Plato. The Republic.
- That sky with its high and light clouds which are sure to melt away as the day waxes warm--this placid and balmly atmosphere? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The ladies, since the gentlemen entered, have become lively as larks; conversation waxes brisk and merry. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- From Spain the voice of a trumpet has sounded long; it now waxes louder and louder; it proclaims Salamanca won. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Henry