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cramping up

cramping up is the present participle and gerund of cramp up.

Meaning of cramp up

Verb

cramp up (third-person singular simple present cramps up, present participle cramping up, simple past and past participle cramped up)

  1. (intransitive) To become affected with muscle cramps.
    • I was wondering if you could let me out of this chest. I've been locked in here so long, I'm starting to cramp up like you wouldn't believe.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Hooktail Castle

Questions about cramping up

What is cramping up the present participle and gerund of?
Cramping up is the present participle and gerund of cramp up.

Words near cramping up in the dictionary

  1. crampier
  2. crampiest
  3. crampiness
  4. cramping
  5. cramping someone's style
  6. cramping up
  7. crampingly
  8. crampings
  9. crampish
  10. crampit
  11. crampits

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