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storing up

storing up is the present participle and gerund of store up.

Meaning of store up

Verb

store up (third-person singular simple present stores up, present participle storing up, simple past and past participle stored up)

  1. (transitive) To build up a supply of (something), usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.
    • They should store up an untold wealth of heroic sentiment; they should acquire the habit of carrying a literary quality in their conversation; they should carry a heart full of the fresh and delightful associations and memories connected with poetry hours to brighten mature years.1904, Mary Elizabeth Burt, Poems That Every Child Should Know, Preface

Questions about storing up

What is storing up the present participle and gerund of?
Storing up is the present participle and gerund of store up.

Words near storing up in the dictionary

  1. storifying
  2. storiless
  3. storin
  4. storing
  5. storing away
  6. storing up
  7. storings
  8. storins
  9. storiological
  10. storiologist
  11. storiologists

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