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rev | revving |

As a proper noun rev

is .

As a verb revving is

.

As a noun revving is

the act by which an engine is revved.

rev

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of (revolution)

Noun

(en noun)
  • revolution

    • Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of (reverend)

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • reverend

    • Etymology 3

    Abbreviation of revolutions, rpm

    Verb

    (revv)
  • To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
    • He revved the engine in a rather macho style.
    You could hear the engines revving from a mile away.
    Derived terms
    * overrev

    Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs English transitive verbs ----

    revving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which an engine is revved.
  • * 1954 , Anthony Mann, Where God Laughed: The Sudan Today (page 88)
    • after doing the last sixty miles in third gear, with frequent revvings in neutral to keep the engine going.