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having the wind up

having the wind up is the present participle and gerund of have the wind up.

Meaning of have the wind up

Verb

have the wind up (third-person singular simple present has the wind up, present participle having the wind up, simple past and past participle had the wind up)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be frightened or disturbed.

Questions about having the wind up

What is having the wind up the present participle and gerund of?
Having the wind up is the present participle and gerund of have the wind up.

Words near having the wind up in the dictionary

  1. having the pas of someone
  2. having the pleasure
  3. having the right time
  4. having the sun in one's eyes
  5. having the tiger by the tail
  6. having the wind up
  7. having the wolf by the ear
  8. having the world by the bag
  9. having the world by the balls
  10. having the world by the neck
  11. having the world by the nuts

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