See wax poetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{ "etymology_text": "From wax (“become”) + poetic.", "forms": [ { "form": "waxes poetic", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "waxing poetic", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "waxed poetic", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "waxed poetic", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "*" }, "expansion": "wax poetic (third-person singular simple present waxes poetic, present participle waxing poetic, simple past and past participle waxed poetic)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "_dis1": "46 54", "word": "wax eloquent" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "_dis": "57 43", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "59 41", "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "64 36", "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To become increasingly verbose." ], "id": "en-wax_poetic-en-verb-G8YTEAFQ", "links": [ [ "verbose", "verbose" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To become increasingly verbose." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry." ], "id": "en-wax_poetic-en-verb-9PyX6yiB", "links": [ [ "derogatory", "derogatory" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(often derogatory, intransitive) To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry." ], "tags": [ "derogatory", "intransitive", "often" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/", "tags": [ "UK" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwæks poʊˈɛtɪk/", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "wax poetic" }
{ "categories": [ "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English verbs", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "etymology_text": "From wax (“become”) + poetic.", "forms": [ { "form": "waxes poetic", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "waxing poetic", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "waxed poetic", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "waxed poetic", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "*" }, "expansion": "wax poetic (third-person singular simple present waxes poetic, present participle waxing poetic, simple past and past participle waxed poetic)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "word": "wax eloquent" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English intransitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To become increasingly verbose." ], "links": [ [ "verbose", "verbose" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To become increasingly verbose." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English derogatory terms", "English intransitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry." ], "links": [ [ "derogatory", "derogatory" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(often derogatory, intransitive) To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry." ], "tags": [ "derogatory", "intransitive", "often" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/", "tags": [ "UK" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈwæks poʊˈɛtɪk/", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "wax poetic" }
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