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revv

revv is the dated form of rev.

Meaning of rev

Verb

rev (third-person singular simple present revs, present participle revving, simple past and past participle revved)

  1. (ergative) To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
    • He revved the engine in a rather macho style.

See all 2 meanings of rev

Forms of revv

Verb
third-person singular presentrevvs
present participlerevving
past participlerevved
pastrevved
Noun
pluralrevvs

Questions about revv

What is revv the dated form of?
Revv is the dated form of rev.

Words near revv in the dictionary

  1. revulsor
  2. revulsors
  3. revumenib
  4. revusical
  5. revusicals
  6. revv
  7. revvable
  8. revved
  9. revved up
  10. revver
  11. revvers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: revv (page history and authors); rev (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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