Meanings
verbwax poetic (third-person singular simple present waxes poetic, present participle waxing poetic, simple past and past participle waxed poetic)
present singular third person waxes poetic · participle present waxing poetic · participle past waxed poetic · past waxed poetic
- intransitiveTo become increasingly verbose.
- derogatoryintransitiveoftenTo speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry.
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Translations
Spanish ponerse poético
- ponerse poéticoTranslations
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wax poetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wax%20poetic
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“wax poetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wax%20poetic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wax poetic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wax%20poetic.
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