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
  • And those were largely thanks to dad encouraging me to do that.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The White House has been hands off with artificial intelligence while encouraging the buildout of data centers — a massive infrastructure gambit that is now in jeopardy after data centers proved a loser at the ballot box.
    — Justin Papp,Garrett Downs,Megan Cassella, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of encouraging
Verb
  • The best of these films are simultaneously suspenseful, thought-provoking and dazzling.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of provoking
Verb
  • Coffee is known to have bowel-stimulating effects that may help those who need a little help getting their bowels moving after breakfast.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 10 Nov. 2026
  • This potentially removes the need to add a separate immune-stimulating ingredient to the vaccine.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimulating
Verb
  • Cover, turn the heat down to low, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • ToruńCAMERIMAGE 2026 is taking a pluralistic approach to the subject by giving AI advocates and opponents equal time, and the programming appears more interested in stirring the pot and sparking discussion than taking a firm position.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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