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brushing up to

brushing up to is the present participle and gerund of brush up to.

Meaning of brush up to

Verb

brush up to (third-person singular simple present brushes up to, present participle brushing up to, simple past and past participle brushed up to)

  1. (archaic, slang) To flatter or suck up to someone

Questions about brushing up to

What is brushing up to the present participle and gerund of?
Brushing up to is the present participle and gerund of brush up to.

Words near brushing up to in the dictionary

  1. brushing over
  2. brushing past
  3. brushing something under the carpet
  4. brushing something under the rug
  5. brushing up
  6. brushing up to
  7. brushingly
  8. brushings
  9. brushite
  10. brushland
  11. brushland tinamou

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