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==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈwæksɪŋ/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-waxing.wav|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|æksɪŋ|s=2}}

===Verb===
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{infl of|en|wax#Verb_2|wax|ing-form}}

====Antonyms====
* {{l|en|waning}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|waxing kernel}}
* {{l|en|waxing moon}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}
[[File:Waxing Supplies.jpg|thumb|Waxing pot, electrical cord, two plastic spatulas, and lavender wax hearts for hair removal (see noun sense two).]]

# The action of the verb to [[wax]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1983|author=Youlan Feng; Derk Bodde|title=A History of Chinese Philosophy|volume=2|page=427
|passage=The wanings and '''waxings''' (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2006|author=Mary Lou Lyon|title=Early Cupertino|page=81
|passage=The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple '''waxings''' of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2009|author=Fritz Allhoff|title=Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking|page=128
|passage=Are these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective '''waxings''' of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?}}
# {{lb|en|countable}} A [[cosmetic]] [[procedure]] in which [[hair]] is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
# {{lb|en|countable}} A recording intended for a phonograph. {{defdate|from 1940s}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1990|author=Wayne Jancik|title=The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders|isbn=0823075303|page=12|text=Except for "Washing Machine Blues," a 1952 side for the King label, Carson's '''waxings''' went largely without notice.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|recording}} {{l|en|vinyl}}, {{l|en|record}}, {{l|en|platter}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|bikini waxing}}
* {{l|en|Brazilian waxing}}
* {{l|en|hot waxing}}
* {{l|en|Persian waxing}}
* {{l|en|waxing die}}
* {{l|en|waxing iron}}
* {{l|en|waxing up}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|the action of the verb ''to wax''}}
* Danish: {{t|da|voksning|c}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vahaus}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|voksing|m|f}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|voksing|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|enceramento|m}}
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{{trans-top|cosmetic procedure}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|熱蠟除毛|tr=rèlà chúmáo}}, {{t|cmn|美蠟脫毛|tr=měilà tuōmáo}}
* Danish: {{t|da|voksning|c}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vahaus}}
* French: {{t|fr|épilation à la cire|f}}, {{t+|fr|waxing|m}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
* German: {{t+|de|Wachsen|n}}, {{t|de|Waxing|n}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ワックス脱毛|tr=wakkusu datsumō|sc=Jpan}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|voksing|m|f}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|voksing|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|[[depilação]] [[com]] [[cera]]|f}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|воскова́я эпиля́ция|f}}, {{t+|ru|вакса́ция|f}}, {{t+|ru|ва́ксинг|m}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ağda}}
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{{C|en|Hair}}

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|waxynge}}