waxing

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An act of applying wax.

   “The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.”

   “The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.”

   “Are these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective waxings of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?”

2. (countable)A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.

   “Coordinate term: sugaring”

3. (countable)A recording intended for a phonograph.

   “Except for "Washing Machine Blues," a 1952 side for the King label, Carson's waxings went largely without notice.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of wax