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arcing up

arcing up is the present participle and gerund of arc up.

Meaning of arc up

Verb

arc up (third-person singular simple present arcs up, present participle arcing up, simple past and past participle arced up)

  1. (Australia, intransitive, slang) To become upset or angry.
    • Tiger went, ‘Ooo! He's arcing up here, Annabelle.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 316

Questions about arcing up

What is arcing up the present participle and gerund of?
Arcing up is the present participle and gerund of arc up.

Words near arcing up in the dictionary

  1. arciliutos
  2. Arcilla
  3. Arcillas
  4. Arcimboldian
  5. arcing
  6. arcing up
  7. arcings
  8. Arciniega
  9. Arciniegas
  10. Arciszewski
  11. arcitumomab

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