waxed lyrical
waxed lyrical is the simple past and past participle of wax lyrical.
Meaning of wax lyrical
Verb
wax lyrical (third-person singular simple present waxes lyrical, present participle waxing lyrical, simple past and past participle waxed lyrical)
- To speak very enthusiastically about something.
- Axe-grinding columnists and politicians are therefore disingenuous when they wax lyrical about the quality of the meals served on the Continent by the International Wagons-Lits Company (and in France, though not in Italy, I personally have not found the quality outstanding for the high price...1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 142
Questions about waxed lyrical
- What is waxed lyrical the simple past and past participle of?
- Waxed lyrical is the simple past and past participle of wax lyrical.
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