Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waxing lyrical

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
wax-ing -lyri-cal
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wax lyrical

Questions

What does waxing lyrical mean?
present participle and gerund of wax lyrical

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