waxing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the application of wax to a surface
  2. noun a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
    • the waxing of the moon
  3. verb cover with wax
    wax.
    • wax the car
  4. verb go up or advance
    mount; rise; climb; wax.
    • Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
  5. verb increase in phase
    full; wax.
    • the moon is waxing
  6. adjective (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
    • the waxing moon passes from new to full

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