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rarks up

rarks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rark up.

Meaning of rark up

Verb

rark up (third-person singular simple present rarks up, present participle rarking up, simple past and past participle rarked up)

  1. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To tell (someone) off.
  2. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To provoke or hurry (someone) into doing something.
    • Helping to rark-up the crowd at any world series event is MC John McDonald.2019 August 23, “Top darts players converge on Hamilton”, in Radio NZ
  3. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To make (someone) angry or annoyed.
    • I know I rark up the neighbours a bit . . . I'm settling down a bit now though.2016 June 6, “Nightmare neighbour promises to tidy up his act”, in Stuff

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Questions about rarks up

What is rarks up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rarks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rark up.

Words near rarks up in the dictionary

  1. rark
  2. rark up
  3. rark ups
  4. rarked up
  5. rarking up
  6. rarks up
  7. rarley
  8. Raro
  9. Raroia
  10. Raroian
  11. Raroians

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