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cropping up

cropping up is the present participle and gerund of crop up.

Meaning of crop up

Verb

crop up (third-person singular simple present crops up, present participle cropping up, simple past and past participle cropped up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
    • We'll finish tonight if no problems crop up.

Questions about cropping up

What is cropping up the present participle and gerund of?
Cropping up is the present participle and gerund of crop up.

Words near cropping up in the dictionary

  1. croppeth
  2. croppie
  3. croppies
  4. cropping
  5. cropping out
  6. cropping up
  7. croppings
  8. Cropps
  9. croppy
  10. cropraising
  11. Cropredy

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