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spiffing up

spiffing up is the present participle and gerund of spiff up.

Meaning of spiff up

Verb

spiff up (third-person singular simple present spiffs up, present participle spiffing up, simple past and past participle spiffed up)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive) To decorate or otherwise make more attractive.
    • He was all spiffed up, this chap, decked out in a spotless white shirt and a bow tie.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 22

Questions about spiffing up

What is spiffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Spiffing up is the present participle and gerund of spiff up.

Words near spiffing up in the dictionary

  1. spiffies
  2. spiffiest
  3. spiffily
  4. spiffiness
  5. spiffing
  6. spiffing up
  7. spiffingly
  8. spifflicate
  9. spifflicated
  10. spifflicates
  11. spifflicating

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