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torching up

torching up is the present participle and gerund of torch up.

Meaning of torch up

Verb

torch up (third-person singular simple present torches up, present participle torching up, simple past and past participle torched up)

  1. (literally, transitive) To light (something) on fire.
    • He torched up her cigarette.
  2. (transitive) To prepare (something) by scorching it.
    • They torched up a creme brulee for Table 3.

Questions about torching up

What is torching up the present participle and gerund of?
Torching up is the present participle and gerund of torch up.

Words near torching up in the dictionary

  1. torchieres
  2. torchiers
  3. torchiest
  4. torching
  5. torching down
  6. torching up
  7. torchings
  8. torchière
  9. torchières
  10. torchless
  11. torchlight

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