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Waxes and wanes

Synonyms for "waxes and wanes" (37 found)

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Informal (5)

Noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(1 words)

ring the changes

General use (32)

Name, noun, verb(4 words)

sway waver totter teeter

Noun, verb(9 words)

stagger shuffle vary wobble flounder shuttle ebb and flow shuttlecock teeter-totter

Adj, noun, verb(3 words)

alternate seesaw to-and-fro

Adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Verb(7 words)

reciprocate vacillate back and fill oscillate blow hot and cold come and go ride and tie

Adj, verb(2 words)

fluctuate pendulate

teeter totter go through phases hitch and hike pass and repass wibble-wabble

Noun(1 words)

battledore and shuttlecock

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