waxing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæksɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -æksɪŋ

Verb

waxing

1. present participle and gerund of wax

Antonyms

• waning

Derived terms

• waxing kernel
• waxing moon

Noun

waxing (countable and uncountable, plural waxings)

Waxing pot, electrical cord, two plastic spatulas, and lavender wax hearts for hair removal (see noun sense two).

1. The action of the verb to wax.
   • 1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, volume 2, page 427:

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

   • 2006, Mary Lou Lyon, Early Cupertino, page 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, page 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]
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 12:

     Except for "Washing Machine Blues," a 1952 side for the King label, Carson's waxings went largely without notice.

Synonyms

• (recording): vinyl, record, platter

Derived terms

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

Translations

the action of the verb to wax

• Danish: voksning c
• Finnish: vahaus (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: voksing (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: voksing f

• Portuguese: enceramento m

cosmetic procedure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱蠟除毛／热蜡除毛 (rèlà chúmáo), 美蠟脫毛／美蜡脱毛 (měilà tuōmáo)

• Danish: voksning c
• Finnish: vahaus (fi)
• French: épilation à la cire f, waxing (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Wachsen (de) n, Waxing n
• Japanese: ワックス脱毛 (wakkusu datsumō)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: voksing (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: voksing f

• Portuguese: depilação com cera f
• Russian: воскова́я эпиля́ция f (voskovája epiljácija), вакса́ция (ru) f (vaksácija), ва́ксинг (ru) m (váksing)
• Turkish: ağda (tr)

Middle English

Noun

waxing

1. Alternative form of waxynge