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Meaning climax meaning

What does climax mean?

climax

— noun the decisive moment in a novel or play the deathbed scene is the climax of the play — noun (= flood tide) the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding the climax of the artist's career in the flood tide of his success — verb (= culminate) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace — noun (= orgasm) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse — noun arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness — noun the most severe stage of a disease

Synonyms climax synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as climax?

climax English » English

peak culmination summit orgasm apex pinnacle culminate acme top high point extreme zenith highlight highest point crisis crest come apogee vertex sexual climax point maximum heyday height head flood tide cum crown coming climacteric white heat vitamin O vertices upsurge uprush turning point tiptop tip sticking point sticking place stadium acmes spring tide sharp peak ridge pole piece de resistance peak time needle nadir most moving part

Topics climax topics

What do people use climax to talk about?
Person Life

Sexual relations
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Excited

Conjugation climax conjugation

How do you conjugate climax?

climax · verb

Examples climax examples

How do I use climax in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom doesn't know the difference between climax and climacteric.
My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar System.
The audience sobbed throughout the climax of the movie.

Movie subtitles

It's a fitting climax to my sense of humor.
Our old struggle with the hill men has come to its climax.
That has been the climax of my success.
And now. comes the climax!
What is the climax?
Climax.
Climax!
Dumbo, you're a climax.
Your pyramid of elephants. are standing in the ring waiting for a climax.
You are now getting that climax.
Suddenly, from the sidelines, comes your climax.
And who is your climax?
And now, I present. the world's smallest little elephant. who will spring from this springboard. in one spring. to the top of this pyramid, waving his little flag. for a grand climax!
A fitting climax to my sense of humour.
Climax?
Suddenly, from the sidelines comes your climax.
And now I present the world's smallest little elephant, who will spring from this springboard, in one spring, to the top of this pyramid, waving his little flag for a grand climax.
This great feast of Gods and men reaches a climax.
Now, as a climax to our programme, we bring you the Delta Rhythm Boys, who will sing a number, especially befitting this Independence Day.
They don't get any bigger, it's their climax.
Well, that dance is the climax of my career.
Remember? Your pyramid of elephants are standing in the ring waiting' for a climax.
Good. Suddenly, from the sidelines, comes your climax.
And now, I present the world's smallest little elephant who will spring from this springboard in one spring to the top of this pyramid, waving his little flag for a grand climax.
And the climax to this ex citing story?
The climax was approaching, and about time, too.
And the climax!

News and current affairs

PRAGUE: Rebellion by Czech TV journalists against a new director of the publicly-owned Czech TV marks the climax of a ten year battle between two concepts of democracy.
NEW YORK - The eurozone crisis seems to be reaching its climax, with Greece on the verge of default and an inglorious exit from the monetary union, and now Italy on the verge of losing market access.
At the climax of his movie, Gore argues that future generations will chastise us for not having committed ourselves to the Kyoto Protocol.
The Greek crisis is liable to come to a climax in the fall, even if the election produces a government that is willing to abide by Greece's current agreement with its creditors.
NEW YORK - The eurozone crisis is reaching its climax.
The Greek debt crisis brought matters to a climax.
The Cultural Revolution marked the climax of class extermination practiced by the Party during the 1960's.
The crisis is rapidly reaching a climax.
New Dehli - On June 1, the Indian Premier League came to a thundering climax with a cliffhanger final match, watched by 60,000 cheering fans in a new stadium and an estimated 300 million television viewers around the world.

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