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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwæksɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-waxing.wav Forms: waxings [plural]
Rhymes: -æksɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} waxing (countable and uncountable, plural waxings)
  1. The action of the verb to wax. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the action of the verb to wax): voksning [common-gender] (Danish), vahaus (Finnish), voksing [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), voksing [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), enceramento [masculine] (Portuguese)
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  2. (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Hair Translations (cosmetic procedure): 熱蠟除毛 /热蜡除毛 (rèlà chúmáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 美蠟脫毛 /美蜡脱毛 (měilà tuōmáo) (Chinese Mandarin), voksning [common-gender] (Danish), vahaus (Finnish), épilation à la cire [feminine] (French), waxing [masculine] (French), Wachsen [neuter] (German), Waxing [neuter] (German), ワックス脱毛 (wakkusu datsumō) (Japanese), voksing [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), voksing [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), depilação com cera [feminine] (Portuguese), воскова́я эпиля́ция (voskovája epiljácija) [feminine] (Russian), вакса́ция (vaksácija) [feminine] (Russian), ва́ксинг (váksing) [masculine] (Russian), ağda (Turkish)
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  3. (countable) A recording intended for a phonograph. Tags: countable Synonyms (recording): vinyl, record, platter
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bikini waxing, Brazilian waxing, hot waxing, Persian waxing, waxing die, waxing iron, waxing up

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwæksɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-waxing.wav
Rhymes: -æksɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} waxing
  1. present participle and gerund of wax Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wax Derived forms: waxing kernel, waxing moon
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Noun [Middle English]

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  1. Alternative form of waxynge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: waxynge
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