"wax poetic" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/ [UK], /ˈwæks.poˈwɛɾɪk/ [US] Forms: waxes poetic [present, singular, third-person], waxing poetic [participle, present], waxed poetic [participle, past], waxed poetic [past]
Etymology: From wax (“become”) + poetic. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wax poetic (third-person singular simple present waxes poetic, present participle waxing poetic, simple past and past participle waxed poetic)
  1. (intransitive) To become increasingly verbose. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-wax_poetic-en-verb-G8YTEAFQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (often derogatory, intransitive) To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry. Tags: derogatory, intransitive, often
    Sense id: en-wax_poetic-en-verb-9PyX6yiB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wax eloquent

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waxes poetic",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "waxing poetic",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed poetic",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed poetic",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "46 54",
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    }
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To become increasingly verbose."
      ],
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      "links": [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become increasingly verbose."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry."
      ],
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        "(often derogatory, intransitive) To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˌwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæks.poˈwɛɾɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wax poetic"
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  "etymology_text": "From wax (“become”) + poetic.",
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    },
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "waxed poetic",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To become increasingly verbose."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become increasingly verbose."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry."
      ],
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          "derogatory"
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        "(often derogatory, intransitive) To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˌwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæks.poˈwɛɾɪk/",
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