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waxes lyrical

waxes lyrical is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  1. 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

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What is waxes lyrical the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waxes lyrical is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wax lyrical.

Words near waxes lyrical in the dictionary

  1. waxen wode
  2. waxer
  3. waxers
  4. waxes
  5. waxes down
  6. waxes lyrical
  7. waxes on
  8. waxes philosophical
  9. waxes poetic
  10. waxes someone's tail
  11. waxes the dolphin

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