Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waxing philosophical

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
wax-ing philo-soph-i-cal
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wax philosophical

Questions

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

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