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facing up

facing up is the present participle and gerund of face up.

Meaning of face up

Verb

face up (third-person singular simple present faces up, present participle facing up, simple past and past participle faced up)

  1. To confront an unpleasant situation
    • Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts / It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black1966, The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath

Questions about facing up

What is facing up the present participle and gerund of?
Facing up is the present participle and gerund of face up.

Words near facing up in the dictionary

  1. facing off
  2. facing out
  3. facing points
  4. facing the facts
  5. facing the music
  6. facing up
  7. facing up to
  8. facings
  9. facinorous
  10. facinorousness
  11. Facio

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