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heightening up

heightening up is the present participle and gerund of heighten up.

Meaning of heighten up

Verb

heighten up (third-person singular simple present heightens up, present participle heightening up, simple past and past participle heightened up)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To become or alter (something) to make it heightened, higher, more powerful or more intense.

Questions about heightening up

What is heightening up the present participle and gerund of?
Heightening up is the present participle and gerund of heighten up.

Words near heightening up in the dictionary

  1. heightener
  2. heighteners
  3. heightenest
  4. heighteneth
  5. heightening
  6. heightening up
  7. heightenings
  8. heightens
  9. heightens up
  10. heightfield
  11. heightfields

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