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patching up

patching up noun: the action of one who patches up. Also the present participle and gerund of patch up.

Noun

patching up

  1. The action of one who patches up.
    • I can't help it, I love the broken ones / The ones who need the most patching up / All the ones who've never been loved / Never been loved / Never been loved...2011, Dia Frampton, “The Broken Ones”, in Red, performed by Dia Frampton

Also used as

patching up is also the present participle and gerund of patch up.

Questions about patching up

What does patching up mean?
Patching up means the action of one who patches up.
What part of speech is patching up?
Patching up is a noun.

Words near patching up in the dictionary

  1. patchiness
  2. patchinesses
  3. patching
  4. patching over
  5. patching together
  6. patching up
  7. patchings
  8. Patchins
  9. patchless
  10. patchlike
  11. patchnose snake

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