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wising up

wising up is the present participle and gerund of wise up.

Meaning of wise up

Verb

wise up (third-person singular simple present wises up, present participle wising up, simple past and past participle wised up)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.
    • You might have thought that I was dumb / But I'm all wised up / Game's up, move on, why don't you get out of my hair1980, Neol Davies, “Missing Words”, performed by The Selecter

Questions about wising up

What is wising up the present participle and gerund of?
Wising up is the present participle and gerund of wise up.

Words near wising up in the dictionary

  1. Wisigoth
  2. Wisigothic
  3. Wisigoths
  4. wising
  5. wising off
  6. wising up
  7. Wisinski
  8. Wisinskis
  9. Wiske
  10. wisker
  11. wiskers

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