waxes lyrical
Grows poetically enthusiastic
To wax lyrical is to speak or write with increasing enthusiasm and eloquence about something, often at length: She waxed lyrical about her grandmother's cooking.
The phrase carries a hint of gentle mockery—suggesting the speaker has become perhaps too effusive or poetic about their subject.
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- speaks volumesConveys great meaning
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
rhapsodic · reminiscent · impassioned · nostalgic · evocative · idealized · yearning · romanticized · ornate · hold forth · gush · florid · ardent · over the top · fervent · sentimental · dreamy · talks up
waxes lyricalclams up
Stops talking abruptly
keeps mum · understates · mumbles · hedges
waxes lyricalgrumbles
Low, discontented muttering
tears apart · disparages · pans · badmouths · trashes
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