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upping

SayUP-ing/ˈʌpɪŋ/

Noun pluraluppings

2 meanings of upping

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of up. Use this form for an action of raising or increasing that is happening now.

    They are upping the prices on tickets again next month.

    The coach kept upping the difficulty of each drill.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of making something bigger or higher in amount or level.

    Like turning up the volume to make a sound louder.

    The upping of bus fares angered many daily riders.

    The steady upping of the team's training pace exhausted the new players.

    Similarincrease, raising, hike, boost, rise

    Oppositereduction, lowering, decrease, cut

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upping is a form of up

up, verb: To make something higher or bigger. Full entry

Forms
upups he/she/itupping -ing formupped past tense, past participle
Spelling
up → upping: double the p, add -ing

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