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Rarewaxing
The correct spelling is waxing.
How to pronounce waxing
verb
IPA: /ˈwæksɪŋ/
Say it like: Wax-ing
The correct spelling is waxing. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- 2.To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
- 3.To defeat utterly.
- 4.To kill, especially to murder a person.
- 5.(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.
noun
- 1.The action of the verb to wax.
- 2.A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
- 3.A recording intended for a phonograph.
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