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crumming up

crumming up is the present participle and gerund of crum up.

Meaning of crum up

Verb

crum up (third-person singular simple present crums up, present participle crumming up, simple past and past participle crummed up)

  1. (slang) To delouse; to treat for lice.
  2. (slang, transitive) To ruin (something).

Questions about crumming up

What is crumming up the present participle and gerund of?
Crumming up is the present participle and gerund of crum up.

Words near crumming up in the dictionary

  1. crummier
  2. crummies
  3. crummiest
  4. crummily
  5. crumminess
  6. crumming up
  7. crummock
  8. crummocks
  9. Crumms
  10. crummy
  11. crump

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