Unscramble waxing

Definition of waxing

adjective:

• (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full". Antonyms: waning.

noun:

• the application of wax to a surface.
• a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon". Antonyms: waning.

verb:

• cover with wax; "wax the car". Synonyms: wax.
• go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered". Synonyms: climb, mount, rise, wax. Antonyms: wane.
• increase in phase; "the moon is waxing". Synonyms: full, wax. Antonyms: wane.

Related words

advance, beeswax, gain, jump.

Words nearby

taxing, wading, waking, waning, waving, waxwing.

Rhymes with

relaxing, relaxing, taxing.