wax lyrical
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To speak very enthusiastically about something.
Example Sentences
- "Axe-grinding columnists and politicians are therefore disingenuous when they wax lyrical about the quality of the meals served on the Continent by the International Wagons-Lits Company (and in France, though not in Italy, I personally have not found the quality outstanding for the high price demanded) [...]."