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waxes poetic

waxes poetic is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wax poetic.

Meaning of wax poetic

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To become increasingly verbose.
  2. (derogatory, intransitive, often) To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry.

Questions about waxes poetic

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

Words near waxes poetic in the dictionary

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

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