Their optimism wanes as their fear of exposure increases. Who is it through whom the moon now waxes now wanes? Clive travels Europe and his love for Ethel waxes and wanes. Once mating season wanes, and fledglings emerge, competition becomes more fierce. In many people, the infection waxes and wanes. Once breeding season wanes, and fledglings emerge, competition becomes more fierce. Their libido eventually wanes and they focus their interests elsewhere, like the arts. Eventually their endurance wanes, and fear begins to test the group's mettle. The influence of the Great Intelligence quickly wanes, and Simeon falls dead. Infection induces incomplete natural immunity that wanes over time. Excitement wanes, however, when Clark says they are headed to Las Vegas. When the child cries, the Moon wanes to cradle and comfort him. As the eruption wanes, there is pyroclastic phase and then metamorphism and hydration produces serpentinites. His interest in Eliza wanes as he comes to know Mrs Graham. A race of intelligent insects is invading Earth as human interest in survival wanes.