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hamming up

hamming up is the present participle and gerund of ham up.

Meaning of ham up

Verb

ham up (third-person singular simple present hams up, present participle hamming up, simple past and past participle hammed up)

  1. (transitive) To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.

Questions about hamming up

What is hamming up the present participle and gerund of?
Hamming up is the present participle and gerund of ham up.

Words near hamming up in the dictionary

  1. Hamming code
  2. Hamming codes
  3. Hamming distance
  4. Hamming distances
  5. hamming it up
  6. hamming up
  7. Hammir
  8. Hammitt
  9. Hammitts
  10. hammochrysos
  11. hammock

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