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wax on

wax on verb: to discuss a particular topic at length.

Verb

wax on (third-person singular simple present waxes on, present participle waxing on, simple past and past participle waxed on)

  1. (intransitive, often) To discuss a particular topic at length.
    • She sends the documentation Carrie’s way by text while — of all times — Steinem is waxing on about the new frontier of feminism.2023 July 6, Ali Trachta, “‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Vivante”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    carry on, carp

Synonyms of wax on

Forms of wax on

third-person singular presentwaxes on
present participlewaxing on
past participlewaxed on
pastwaxed on

Questions about wax on

What does wax on mean?
Wax on means to discuss a particular topic at length.
What part of speech is wax on?
Wax on is a verb.
What is the past tense of wax on?
The past tense of wax on is waxed on.

Words near wax on in the dictionary

  1. wax moths
  2. wax museum
  3. wax museums
  4. wax myrtle
  5. wax myrtles
  6. wax on
  7. wax palm
  8. wax paper
  9. wax papers
  10. wax pencil
  11. wax pencils

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