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whoring up

whoring up is the present participle and gerund of whore up.

Meaning of whore up

Verb

whore up (third-person singular simple present whores up, present participle whoring up, simple past and past participle whored up)

  1. (transitive) To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute.
  2. (intransitive) To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute.
  3. (transitive) To pimp (someone).
  4. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out.
    • He's whoring up the movie in response to notes from the studio.
  5. (intransitive) To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute.

Questions about whoring up

What is whoring up the present participle and gerund of?
Whoring up is the present participle and gerund of whore up.

Words near whoring up in the dictionary

  1. whorin'
  2. whoring
  3. whoring after
  4. whoring around
  5. whoring out
  6. whoring up
  7. whorings
  8. whorish
  9. whorishly
  10. whorishness
  11. whorl

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