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Revved vs Revied - What's the difference?

revved | revied |

As verbs the difference between revved and revied

is that revved is (rev) while revied is (revie).

revved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (rev)

  • 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

    revied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (revie)

  • revie

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To vie with, or rival, in return.
  • (obsolete) To exceed an adversary's wager in a card game.
  • (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete) To make a retort; to bandy words.
  • (Webster 1913)