English

Verb

waxing

1. present participle of wax

Antonyms

• waning

Derived terms

• waxing kernel

Noun

waxing ‎(countable and uncountable, plural waxings)

1. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The action of the verb to wax.
   • 1983, Youlan Feng, ‎Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 2, p. 427:

     The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.

   • 2006, Mary Lou Lyon, Early Cupertino, p. 81:

     The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.

   • 2009, Fritz Allhoff, Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking, p. 128:

     Are these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective waxings of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?

2. (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
3. (countable) A recording intended for a phonograph. [from 1940s]

Synonyms

• (recording): vinyl, record, platter

Derived terms

• bikini waxing
• Brazilian waxing
• hot waxing
• Persian waxing
• waxing die
• waxing iron
• waxing up

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