waxing

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈwæksɪŋ/

Verb

waxing verb

To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
To defeat utterly.
To kill, especially to murder a person.

Verb

waxing verb

To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
To grow.
(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.

Noun

waxing noun

The action of the verb to wax.
A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
A recording intended for a phonograph.

Related terms

Synonyms

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Antonyms

Associated

gibbous epilation sugaring waning pubic tics threading shaving moon wax tanning yap

Rhymes

relaxing taxing axing faxing max hung pak sung racks hung sacks hung

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