revving (up)

verb

Definition of revving (up)next
present participle of rev (up)
as in encouraging
to rouse to strong feeling or action the team was revved up by the coach's do-or-die locker room speech

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revving (up)
  1. encouraging
  2. provoking
  3. stimulating
  4. stirring
Verb
  • Anti-Trumpers in Wichita are encouraging folks to attend the next No Kings Nationwide Day of Action on Saturday as a sort of rally warm-up.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But in his statement Hannan argued labor and environmentalists aren’t stopping development, just encouraging it be done safely.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of encouraging
Verb
  • In 2012 American entrepreneur Russ George spread roughly 100 tons of iron in the North Pacific, provoking international criticism that a commercial venture had begun geoengineering without adequate oversight.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The same principle applies to debates about religion, economics and virtually any subject capable of provoking strong emotions.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of provoking
Verb
  • Peptide enthusiasts also tout laboratory studies, such as a particular peptide stimulating blood vessel growth.
    — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In part that’s because voters see federal investment as creating local jobs and stimulating economic growth.
    — Kayla Morton, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimulating
Verb
  • Instead of stirring resentment or scorn, the films inspired people.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Colleagues might be chopping, stirring and whipping up a meal on the other side of your video call.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stirring
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“Revving (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revving%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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