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living it up

living it up is the present participle and gerund of live it up.

Meaning of live it up

Verb

live it up (third-person singular simple present lives it up, present participle living it up, simple past and past participle lived it up)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To enjoy oneself, to have fun.
    • Just as any grandmother or grandfather will tell you that their best days were spent during the Depression, anyone who was 18 and living it up in 1968 will tell you they spent their better days at this time.1978, “Letters”, in TIME

Questions about living it up

What is living it up the present participle and gerund of?
Living it up is the present participle and gerund of live it up.

Words near living it up in the dictionary

  1. living in sin
  2. living in the moment
  3. living in the past
  4. living in the shadow of
  5. living internet theory
  6. living it up
  7. living language
  8. living languages
  9. living large
  10. living legend
  11. living legends

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