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waxing poetic

waxing poetic is the present participle and gerund 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 waxing poetic

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

Words near waxing poetic in the dictionary

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

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