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bidding up

bidding up is the present participle and gerund of bid up.

Meaning of bid up

Verb

bid up (third-person singular simple present bids up, present participle bidding up, simple past and past participle bid up)

  1. (transitive) To raise the price of (an item at auction) by bidding.

Questions about bidding up

What is bidding up the present participle and gerund of?
Bidding up is the present participle and gerund of bid up.

Words near bidding up in the dictionary

  1. bidding down
  2. bidding in
  3. bidding off
  4. bidding price
  5. bidding prices
  6. bidding up
  7. Biddinger
  8. Biddingers
  9. biddings
  10. Biddle
  11. Biddle grip

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