revving

Variant of rev

noun

a revolution, as of the crankshaft of an engine

transitive verb revved, revving

  1. to increase the revolutions per minute of (an engine, motor, etc.)
  2. to accelerate, intensify, etc.

intransitive verb

to undergo revving
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