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scouring up

scouring up is the present participle and gerund of scour up.

Meaning of scour up

Verb

scour up (third-person singular simple present scours up, present participle scouring up, simple past and past participle scoured up)

  1. (transitive) To scour (something) thoroughly.

Questions about scouring up

What is scouring up the present participle and gerund of?
Scouring up is the present participle and gerund of scour up.

Words near scouring up in the dictionary

  1. scouring pads
  2. scouring powder
  3. scouring powders
  4. scouring rush
  5. scouring rushes
  6. scouring up
  7. scouringly
  8. scourings
  9. scours
  10. scours down
  11. scours up

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