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mixing it up

mixing it up is the present participle and gerund of mix it up.

Meaning of mix it up

Verb

mix it up (third-person singular simple present mixes it up, present participle mixing it up, simple past and past participle mixed it up)

  1. (idiomatic) To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically.
    • He would have felt like an irate ticket-holder at a prize-fight where the principals refused to mix it up.1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 2, in This Side of Paradise
  2. To engage with people, relate to people; to enjoy oneself with others.
    • And Carl hasn't really been mixing it up with the fans.1933, Robert Collins, The Convention
  3. To create one or more variations of the usual way in which something is done.
    • Indeed, why not try mixing it up even more by adding a completely different deer vocalization to the mix, or maybe more, to make the woods come alive with the sounds that deer make?2002, Kathy Etling, The Art of Whitetail Deception, →ISBN, page 95

Questions about mixing it up

What is mixing it up the present participle and gerund of?
Mixing it up is the present participle and gerund of mix it up.

Words near mixing it up in the dictionary

  1. mixing console
  2. mixing consoles
  3. mixing desk
  4. mixing desks
  5. mixing down
  6. mixing it up
  7. mixing time
  8. mixing times
  9. mixing up
  10. mixingness
  11. mixings

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