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tatting up

tatting up is the present participle and gerund of tat up.

Meaning of tat up

Verb

tat up (third-person singular simple present tats up, present participle tatting up, simple past and past participle tatted up)

  1. (literally, transitive) To apply a tattoo.
    • He's tatting up that client.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To get tattoos.
    • The sailor tatted up throughout his lifetime.

Questions about tatting up

What is tatting up the present participle and gerund of?
Tatting up is the present participle and gerund of tat up.

Words near tatting up in the dictionary

  1. tatties
  2. tattiest
  3. tattily
  4. tattiness
  5. tatting
  6. tatting up
  7. tattings
  8. tattis
  9. tattle
  10. tattle on
  11. tattle tell

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