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waxes on

waxes on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 waxes on

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

Words near waxes on in the dictionary

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

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