Meaning

1 senses

  1. To speak very enthusiastically about something.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. He always waxes lyrical about his wonderful new job.

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  2. The CEO waxed lyrical about the benefits of artificial intelligence in cutting costs.

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Forms

waxes lyrical, waxing lyrical, waxed lyrical, waxed lyrical
Base formwax lyrical · to wax lyrical
3rd person singularwaxes lyrical
Present participlewaxing lyrical
Past simplewaxed lyrical
Past participlewaxed lyrical

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywax lyrical
he, she, itwaxes lyrical

Past simpleLesson

all personswaxed lyrical

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave waxed lyrical
he, she, ithas waxed lyrical

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wax lyrical

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wavywaxB1wayA1
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