"waxing" meaning in English

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Noun

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 (Chinese Mandarin), 热蜡除毛 (rèlà chúmáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 美蠟脫毛 (Chinese Mandarin), 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

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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      "word": "Brazilian waxing"
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      "word": "Persian waxing"
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      "word": "waxing die"
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      "word": "waxing iron"
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          "ref": "1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, volume 2, page 427:",
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      "sense": "the action of the verb to wax",
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        "masculine"
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      "sense": "the action of the verb to wax",
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      "word": "enceramento"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "word": "熱蠟除毛"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rèlà chúmáo",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "word": "热蜡除毛"
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      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "word": "美蠟脫毛"
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      "roman": "měilà tuōmáo",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
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      "word": "voksning"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "word": "vahaus"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "épilation à la cire"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "waxing"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wachsen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Waxing"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "wakkusu datsumō",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "word": "ワックス脱毛"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "depilação com cera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voskovája epiljácija",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "воскова́я эпиля́ция"
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      "roman": "vaksácija",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вакса́ция"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "váksing",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ва́ксинг"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "cosmetic procedure",
      "word": "ağda"
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}

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