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Meaning of waxing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

waxing

Pronunciation:/ˈwæksɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

  2. 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.

  3. To defeat utterly.

  4. To kill, especially to murder a person.

verb

Definitions

  1. To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

    Synonyms:become
  2. To grow.

    Antonyms:wane
  3. (of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.

  4. (of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.

noun

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to wax.

  2. A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.

  3. A recording intended for a phonograph.