climaxingn.
/ˈklʌɪmaksɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklaɪˌmæksɪŋ/ The action of climax v. (in various senses); an instance of this.
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1845 E. A. Poe Mag. Writing—Peter Snook in Broadway Jrnl. 7 June 354/2 A masterly climacing [1864 Wks. climaxing] of points.
1917 Constructive Q. June 326 The fulness of time is necessary to the climaxing of any aspect of truth or era or progress.
1958 Washington Post 18 Sept. 12 c The major automotive shares were steady, showing fractional gains despite the climaxing of the Ford labor negotiations.
2001 Cosmopolitan Dec. 60 Sex with my boyfriend feels incredible but every time I come close to climaxing, I intentionally push him away.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
climaxingadj.
/ˈklʌɪmaksɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklaɪˌmæksɪŋ/ Of, relating to, or forming a climax; that is the climactic point or part of something.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > advancing to highest point
culminating1654
climaxing1843
the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing to highest degree
culminating1654
climaxing1843
maximizing1949
1843 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 18 Feb. 2/5 This name..is always the climaxing finale of every list of grievance and suffering.
1893 ‘M. Twain’ £1,000,000 Bank-note 17 Then came the climaxing stroke—..‘Punch’ caricatured me!
1941 N.Y. Times 25 May 5 d The climaxing celebration of the University of New Hampshire's seventy-fifth anniversary.
1988 Washington Post 15 Aug. c3/3 There will be a backup chorus of about 1,500 in the climaxing extravaganza.
2007 Western Hist. Q. 38 215 Its climaxing scene was the one where the enemies of the settler's cabin were driven off.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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