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playing up to

playing up to is the present participle and gerund of play up to.

Meaning of play up to

Verb

play up to (third-person singular simple present plays up to, present participle playing up to, simple past and past participle played up to)

  1. To try to gain favour with by flattery.

Questions about playing up to

What is playing up to the present participle and gerund of?
Playing up to is the present participle and gerund of play up to.

Words near playing up to in the dictionary

  1. playing to the gallery
  2. playing to win
  3. playing tricks
  4. playing up
  5. playing up Old Gooseberry
  6. playing up to
  7. playing upon
  8. playing well with others
  9. playing with
  10. playing with a full deck
  11. playing with edge-tools

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