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waxed on

waxed on is the simple past and past participle of wax on.

Meaning of wax on

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

Questions about waxed on

What is waxed on the simple past and past participle of?
Waxed on is the simple past and past participle of wax on.

Words near waxed on in the dictionary

  1. waxed cotton
  2. waxed down
  3. waxed end
  4. waxed ends
  5. waxed lyrical
  6. waxed on
  7. waxed paper
  8. waxed papers
  9. waxed philosophical
  10. waxed poetic
  11. waxed someone's tail

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