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sexying up

sexying up is the present participle and gerund of sexy up.

Meaning of sexy up

Verb

sexy up (third-person singular simple present sexies up, present participle sexying up, simple past and past participle sexied up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To make more sexually attractive.
    • She'd come to a party all sexied up and really move it around and drink wine and flirt until midnight came and then she'd lay her scene on whomever was trying to get into her pants[…]1995 [1963], Richard Brautigan, Revenge of the Lawn; The Abortion; and So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away, page 139
    Synonyms:
    sex up
  2. (broadly, slang, transitive) To otherwise enhance the appearance or appeal of.
    • Back at the remedial Lab, Pacey our neglectful god has skipped this lesson and he decides to scoop up a pretty-looking snail and toss it in the tank to sexy up the atmosphere.1999, Kathë Tibbs, Biff L. Peterson, They Don't Wanna Wait: The Stars of Dawson's Creek, ECW Press, page 127

Questions about sexying up

What is sexying up the present participle and gerund of?
Sexying up is the present participle and gerund of sexy up.

Words near sexying up in the dictionary

  1. sexy time
  2. sexy times
  3. sexy up
  4. sexy-like
  5. sexyer
  6. sexying up
  7. sexyman
  8. sexymen
  9. sexyness
  10. sexytime
  11. sexytimes

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