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waxing

waxing

6 3.9
Applying wax to a surface to protect it or to skin to remove hair
  • noun
  • /ˈwæksɪŋ/
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  • ICandy Eye Salon offers eyebrow threading, eyelash extensions, eyebrow tinting, and waxing, plus make-up sessions and upkeep instruction.
  • facial waxing
  • leg waxing
  • waxing kit

It's like some bits when I get nose waxing kits.

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Examples

  • What to do after your waxing appointment

    Blog text (32)

  • How often did he think a woman needed a manicure, facial, waxing, and so on to maintain this image?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • So I went into the waxing place.

    Road Hard (2015)

  • So we never, ever got to do the waxing of the legs.

  • I explained that I would return in a few minutes to go over her paperwork and complete her waxing service.

    Blog text (10)

  • Though waxing is better than shaving, you have to be prepared for how much soreness it would cause.

    Blog text (7)

  • The national chain provides facial and body waxing, including eyebrow, underarm, bikini, back, and yes, even ear and nose waxing.

    Blog text (14)

  • We offer all hair care services including cuts, color, highlights, lowlights, perms, styling/updos, facials, leg and back waxing, Shellac Polish System, manicures, and pedicures.

    Blog text (34)

  • Many people visit the salon for body waxing to achieve smooth skin.

  • After the waxing session, her legs felt soft and free of hair.

Synonyms

shining
vswaxing
1 4.0

Making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing

focuses only on applying wax for protection, shine, or hair removal
polishing
vswaxing
1 2.1

The act of making a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing it

is limited to using wax rather than many finishing methods

Antonyms

removal
106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

How Thorough

waxing
6 3.9
to dab
11 2.8

Surface Forms

waxing singular
waxings plural

Morphology

waxing = wax (transparent) = wax + ing

Standard gerund/nominal use of the verb 'wax' referring to the action of applying or using wax; meaning directly follows from the verb base.

Etymology

Waxing used for car, floor, or hair care comes from the substance wax, a soft material used to make things 'shiny' or to remove hair. So, waxing is simply the act of putting wax on a surface to protect it or give it shine.