[WAK-sing]
verb
To increase in extent, quantity, intensity or power.
I can’t stand when my roommate does a little bit of blow and starts waxing poetic about his God awful childhood.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Waxing.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/waxing. Accessed 9 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “waxing”, accessed May 9, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/waxing.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Waxing. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/waxing