waxing lyrical
Growing poetically expressive
Waxing lyrical means speaking or writing with enthusiasm and expressiveness, often at length.
Someone waxes lyrical about a subject they find beautiful, moving, or deeply interesting: He waxed lyrical about the wines of Burgundy.
The phrase can carry a hint of gentle mockery—suggesting the speaker has become effusive or overwrought.
- poesyArt of crafting verse
- purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
- poeticOf or like verse
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
rose-tinted glasses · golden age · good old days · sentimentality · eloquence · rapturous · rhapsodizing · imagery · flights of fancy · wistful · storytelling · fervor · celebration · ode · ardor · verbosity · rhetoric · turns of phrase
waxing lyricaldisparaging
Expressing negative judgment
tearing apart · panning · trashing · slamming · badmouthing
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