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funning up

funning up is the present participle and gerund of fun up.

Meaning of fun up

Verb

fun up (third-person singular simple present funs up, present participle funning up, simple past and past participle funned up)

  1. To make something humorous or to make a joke about something
    • The pilot jumped out, and, funning up, called out, 'We sure owe you an apology for falling down that way on our protection, old man!'2011, Blaine Pardoe, Terror of the Autumn Skies: The True Story of Frank Luke, page 85

Questions about funning up

What is funning up the present participle and gerund of?
Funning up is the present participle and gerund of fun up.

Words near funning up in the dictionary

  1. funniments
  2. funnin'
  3. funniness
  4. funninesses
  5. funning
  6. funning up
  7. Funningsfjørður
  8. Funningur
  9. funnish
  10. funnisome
  11. funny

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