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ripening up

ripening up is the present participle and gerund of ripen up.

Meaning of ripen up

Verb

ripen up (third-person singular simple present ripens up, present participle ripening up, simple past and past participle ripened up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to ripen; become ripe

Questions about ripening up

What is ripening up the present participle and gerund of?
Ripening up is the present participle and gerund of ripen up.

Words near ripening up in the dictionary

  1. ripeness
  2. ripenesses
  3. ripenest
  4. ripeneth
  5. ripening
  6. ripening up
  7. ripeningly
  8. ripenings
  9. ripens
  10. ripens up
  11. riper

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