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Vocabulary and Grammar. Which word is an antonym for waning in these lines from “The Lady of Shalott”? In the stormy east wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning …

A. dying
B. singing
C. strengthening
D. owning

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The correct answer would be Strengthening which is letter c
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An antonym is a word which means something completely opposite from another word. Since the word to wane means to lose strength, to become weaker, then its antonym would be C) strengthening.
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