freshen up

phrasal verb

freshened up; freshening up; freshens up

: to wash oneself in order to feel clean and fresh

I feel like I need to freshen up after my long trip.

Examples of freshen up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the new Milwaukee Revealed gallery, the museum will also freshen up its history by swapping in some beer steins and textiles that have been in storage. —Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Use them to freshen up during a layover or deal with a minor spill. —Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2025

There are still several players, including Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho, who are seemingly surplus to requirements at United, as Amorim looks to freshen up a team which has been thrown from one disaster to the next in recent years. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025

Onboard, live music continues in the observation car and passengers can freshen up with Pisco Sours and other included signature cocktails served in the bar car. —Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for freshen up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup