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whiting up

whiting up is the present participle and gerund of white up.

Meaning of white up

Verb

white up (third-person singular simple present whites up, present participle whiting up, simple past and past participle whited up)

  1. (intransitive, literally, transitive) To become or make (something) white.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To put on or wear whiteface.
    • The final scene is a ritual penitence: as he leaves the park, he comes upon a student rag group, all whited up as clowns.1971, Roy Huss -, Focus on Blow-up, page 41

Questions about whiting up

What is whiting up the present participle and gerund of?
Whiting up is the present participle and gerund of white up.

Words near whiting up in the dictionary

  1. whitinas
  2. whiting
  3. whiting event
  4. whiting events
  5. whiting out
  6. whiting up
  7. whiting-mop
  8. whiting-mops
  9. whiting-time
  10. whitings
  11. whitino

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