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spooling up

spooling up is the present participle and gerund of spool up.

Meaning of spool up

Verb

spool up (third-person singular simple present spools up, present participle spooling up, simple past and past participle spooled up)

  1. To wind up onto a spool.
  2. To increase in rotational speed, producing an increase in thrust.
    • The large rotational inertia of the heavy compressor and turbine rotors makes the engine slow to spool up from idle.
  3. (figuratively) To be brought into full operation; to reach full potential or capacity.
    • Near-synonym: spin up
    Synonyms:
    spin up

Questions about spooling up

What is spooling up the present participle and gerund of?
Spooling up is the present participle and gerund of spool up.

Words near spooling up in the dictionary

  1. spoolie brushes
  2. spoolies
  3. spooling
  4. spooling down
  5. spooling out
  6. spooling up
  7. spoolings
  8. spoolless
  9. spoollike
  10. spools
  11. spools down

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