"waxing" in the noun sense
1. waxing
the application of wax to a surface
2. waxing
a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
"the waxing of the moon"
"waxing" in the verb sense
1. wax
cover with wax
"wax the car"
2. wax, mount, climb, rise
go up or advance
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
3. wax, full
increase in phase
"the moon is waxing"
"waxing" in the adjective sense
1. waxing
of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
"the waxing moon passes from new to full"
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