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turns up the heat

turns up the heat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn up the heat.

Meaning of turn up the heat

Verb

turn up the heat (third-person singular simple present turns up the heat, present participle turning up the heat, simple past and past participle turned up the heat)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up, heat.
  2. (idiomatic) To increase the intensity of activity or discomfort.
    • The discovery of a third batch of unsecured documents in a third location is turning up the heat on the White House.

Questions about turns up the heat

What is turns up the heat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns up the heat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn up the heat.

Words near turns up the heat in the dictionary

  1. turns under
  2. turns up
  3. turns up missing
  4. turns up one's nose
  5. turns up one's toes
  6. turns up the heat
  7. turns up the volume on
  8. turns up trumps
  9. turns upon
  10. turns upside down
  11. turnscrew

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