waxing

[wak-sing]

noun

1. the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling.

2. the manufacturing of a phonograph record.

3. the act or technique of applying a depilatory wax to the body for removing hair.

Other Word Forms

• nonwaxing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of waxing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; wax ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Not done waxing poetic about the eyes on the veritable Redford of retrievers, Leonberg also pointed out another benefit of his dog’s particular coloration.

From Salon

How do you gauge the waxing and waning of paradise?

From Los Angeles Times

Likewise the peak of the Taurids on 12 November, which only produces around 5 meteors an hour, will be affected by light pollution from a waxing gibbuous Moon with an illuminated surface of 84%.

From BBC

A first goal in senior football, it was a moment that swung momentum and had former Rangers wide men waxing lyrical.

From BBC

“So erotic!” she says of Zev, before waxing poetic about his smell.

From Salon

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