waxing poetic

A form of wax poetic — To become increasingly verbose.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wax poetic
Cite this entry
APA

waxing poetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxing%20poetic

MLA

“waxing poetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxing%20poetic. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waxing poetic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxing%20poetic.

Source: waxing poetic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.