Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waxed lyrical

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
waxed -lyri-cal
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does waxed lyrical mean?
simple past and past participle of wax lyrical

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