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rewaxing

rewaxing is the present participle and gerund of rewax.

Meaning of rewax

Verb

rewax (third-person singular simple present rewaxes, present participle rewaxing, simple past and past participle rewaxed)

  1. (transitive) To wax again.

Noun

rewaxing (plural rewaxings)

  1. The act of waxing something again.
    • In the traditional workshops of Surakarta, where the best quality batik tulis textiles are still created, low-paid women and girls use melted wax to meticulously hand-draw patterns before subsequent dyeings and rewaxings, […]2013, Lyn Parker, Pam Nilan, Adolescents in Contemporary Indonesia, page 52

Forms of rewaxing

pluralrewaxings

Questions about rewaxing

What does rewaxing mean?
Rewaxing means the act of waxing something again.
What is rewaxing the present participle and gerund of?
Rewaxing is the present participle and gerund of rewax.
What part of speech is rewaxing?
Rewaxing is a noun.
What is the plural of rewaxing?
The plural of rewaxing is rewaxings.

Words near rewaxing in the dictionary

  1. rewaves
  2. rewaving
  3. rewax
  4. rewaxed
  5. rewaxes
  6. rewaxing
  7. rewaxings
  8. rewaybill
  9. rewaybilled
  10. rewaybilling
  11. rewaybills

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