waxed lyrical
Spoke with rapture
To wax lyrical is to speak or write with enthusiasm and emotion, often at length, about something one admires or enjoys: She waxed lyrical about her grandmother's cooking.
The phrase uses the older sense of wax meaning to grow or increase—becoming more poetic and effusive as one continues.
Often slightly ironic, suggesting the speaker may be overdoing it.
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- rhapsodicIntensely emotional, effusive
- poeticOf or like verse
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
sang praises · heartfelt · eloquent · flowery · gushed · fervent · expressive · went on · ardent · ecstatic · over the moon · spirited · descriptive · enraptured · evocative · purple prose · sentimental · metaphorical
waxed lyricaldisparaged
Criticized with contempt
dismissed · panned · shrugged off · badmouthed · trashed
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