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finishing up

finishing up is the present participle and gerund of finish up.

Meaning of finish up

Verb

finish up (third-person singular simple present finishes up, present participle finishing up, simple past and past participle finished up)

  1. (ambitransitive) To complete the last details of a task.
    • They were finishing up the dishes.
  2. (transitive) To consume the last part of (something).
    • Do you want to finish up these cookies?

Questions about finishing up

What is finishing up the present participle and gerund of?
Finishing up is the present participle and gerund of finish up.

Words near finishing up in the dictionary

  1. finishing out
  2. finishing school
  3. finishing schools
  4. finishing touch
  5. finishing touches
  6. finishing up
  7. finishing with
  8. finishing-school
  9. finishing-schools
  10. finishings
  11. finishipper

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