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soaping up

soaping up is the present participle and gerund of soap up.

Meaning of soap up

Verb

soap up (third-person singular simple present soaps up, present participle soaping up, simple past and past participle soaped up)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To cover (something) in soap lather.
    • I soap up as soon as I get in the shower.

Questions about soaping up

What is soaping up the present participle and gerund of?
Soaping up is the present participle and gerund of soap up.

Words near soaping up in the dictionary

  1. soapily
  2. soapiness
  3. soaping
  4. soaping down
  5. soaping off
  6. soaping up
  7. soapings
  8. soapland
  9. soaplands
  10. soapless
  11. soapless soap

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