different between waxing vs sugaring

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wæks??/
• Rhymes: -æks??

Verb

waxing

1. Present participle and gerund of wax.

Antonyms

• waning

Derived terms

• waxing kernel

Noun

waxing (countable and uncountable, plural waxings)

1. The action of the verb to wax.
   • 1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 2, p. 427:

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

   • 2006, Mary Lou Lyon, Early Cupertino, p. 81:

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

   • 2009, Fritz Allhoff, Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking, p. 128:

     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.
3. (countable) A recording intended for a phonograph. [from 1940s]

Synonyms

• (recording): vinyl, record, platter

Derived terms

• bikini waxing
• Brazilian waxing
• hot waxing
• Persian waxing
• waxing die
• waxing iron
• waxing up

Translations

Middle English

Noun

waxing

1. Alternative form of waxyng

English

Verb

sugaring

1. present participle of sugar

Noun

sugaring (countable and uncountable, plural sugarings)

1. The action of the verb to sugar.
2. The making or processing of sugar.

   Maple sugaring is an important historical industry in Vermont.

3. (uncountable) The practice of being a sugar baby, receiving money or gifts from an older person in exchange for a romantic relationship.

Anagrams

• arguings