waxing

Meaning of waxing

noun
  1. the process of removing unwanted hair from a part of the body by applying wax and peeling off the wax and hairs together.
    a reddish afterburn from waxing
    a sale on pedicures and eyebrow waxings
    painful waxing procedures
  2. a sound recording.
    the latest waxing by the band
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it.
    I washed and waxed the floor
  2. make a recording of.
    he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work

Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs . The verb dates from late Middle English.

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. (of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
  2. begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner.
    they waxed lyrical about the old days

Old English weaxan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen and German wachsen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek auxanein and Latin augere ‘to increase’.

Information about waxing

  • The plural form of waxing is: waxings.
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Hyphenation of waxing

wax-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • waxing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

waxing synonyms

Meaning make or become larger or more extensive:

enlarge

Meaning grow to be; develop into:

become

Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:

grow

Meaning come to have (something); receive:

get

Meaning move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point:

turn

Meaning express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something:

enthuse

Meaning talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad:

rave

Meaning (of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream:

gush

waxing antonyms

Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:

wane

Words that rhyme with waxing

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