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peppering up

peppering up is the present participle and gerund of pepper up.

Meaning of pepper up

Verb

pepper up (third-person singular simple present peppers up, present participle peppering up, simple past and past participle peppered up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To increase in energy; to excite (someone).
  2. (informal, transitive) To add pepper (black pepper or chilis) to (food); to spice up (food).

Questions about peppering up

What is peppering up the present participle and gerund of?
Peppering up is the present participle and gerund of pepper up.

Words near peppering up in the dictionary

  1. pepperier
  2. pepperiest
  3. pepperily
  4. pepperiness
  5. peppering
  6. peppering up
  7. pepperings
  8. pepperish
  9. pepperishly
  10. pepperita
  11. pepperitas

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