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waxing on

waxing on is the present participle and gerund 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 waxing on

What is waxing on the present participle and gerund of?
Waxing on is the present participle and gerund of wax on.

Words near waxing on in the dictionary

  1. waxing kernel
  2. waxing kernels
  3. waxing lyrical
  4. waxing moon
  5. waxing moons
  6. waxing on
  7. waxing philosophical
  8. waxing poetic
  9. waxing someone's tail
  10. waxing the dolphin
  11. waxing up

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