Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waxes lyrical

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
wax-es -lyri-cal
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does waxes lyrical mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of wax lyrical

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