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
  • The Detroit Health Department is offering free masks to residents and encouraging everyone to stay inside.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Progressive Christian leaders are also encouraging congregants to use their faith as the basis for their social justice activism.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of encouraging
Verb
  • Chris Young’s Beyond Earth column explores the intersection of space technology and policy, providing thought-provoking commentary on the latest advancements and regulatory developments in the sector.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Its New York chapter’s response to the October 7 mass murder and mass rape of Israeli civilians was to blame Israel for provoking the attacks.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of provoking
Verb
  • This test measures levels of reproductive hormones like estradiol, testosterone and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 July 2026
  • There’s also something deeply stimulating about that process.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of stimulating
Verb
  • His comments come as state and federal health officials have confirmed 1,645 cases of cyclosporiasis as the cause of the stomach-stirring infection that is under investigation.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Hans Zimmer’s score and Wally Pfister’s cinematography are just as stirring and invigorating as Nolan’s premise.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 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 18 Jul. 2026.

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