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fancying up

fancying up is the present participle and gerund of fancy up.

Meaning of fancy up

Verb

fancy up (third-person singular simple present fancies up, present participle fancying up, simple past and past participle fancied up)

  1. To make more stylish, neat, or extravagant

Questions about fancying up

What is fancying up the present participle and gerund of?
Fancying up is the present participle and gerund of fancy up.

Words near fancying up in the dictionary

  1. fancy-shmanciest
  2. fancy-shmancy
  3. fancy-sick
  4. fancying
  5. fancying one's chances
  6. fancying up
  7. fancyings
  8. fancyless
  9. fancymonger
  10. fancymongers
  11. fancypants

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