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scrumming up

scrumming up is the present participle and gerund of scrum up.

Meaning of scrum up

Verb

scrum up (third-person singular simple present scrums up, present participle scrumming up, simple past and past participle scrummed up)

  1. (rugby union) To force an opponent upward during a scrum, in a move that is forbidden.

Questions about scrumming up

What is scrumming up the present participle and gerund of?
Scrumming up is the present participle and gerund of scrum up.

Words near scrumming up in the dictionary

  1. scrummers
  2. scrummier
  3. scrummiest
  4. scrumminess
  5. scrumming
  6. scrumming up
  7. scrummy
  8. scrump
  9. scrump up
  10. scrumpalicious
  11. scrumpdillyicious

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