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husbanding up

husbanding up is the present participle and gerund of husband up.

Meaning of husband up

Verb

husband up (third-person singular simple present husbands up, present participle husbanding up, simple past and past participle husbanded up)

  1. (dated, transitive) To manage (something) or maintain (something) to fruition.
    • The investors husbanded up my inheritance into a small fortune.

Questions about husbanding up

What is husbanding up the present participle and gerund of?
Husbanding up is the present participle and gerund of husband up.

Words near husbanding up in the dictionary

  1. husbander
  2. husbanders
  3. husbandhood
  4. husbandicide
  5. husbanding
  6. husbanding up
  7. husbandish
  8. husbandland
  9. husbandlands
  10. husbandless
  11. husbandlessness

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