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amping up

amping up is the present participle and gerund of amp up.

Meaning of amp up

Verb

amp up (third-person singular simple present amps up, present participle amping up, simple past and past participle amped up)

  1. (transitive) To amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).
  2. (transitive) To excite; to arouse.

Questions about amping up

What is amping up the present participle and gerund of?
Amping up is the present participle and gerund of amp up.

Words near amping up in the dictionary

  1. ampicillin
  2. ampicillins
  3. ampilliform
  4. amping
  5. amping down
  6. amping up
  7. ampiroxicam
  8. ampitheater
  9. ampitheaters
  10. ampitheatre
  11. ampitheatres

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