rev
/ɹɛv/ verb C1- 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.
He/she/it revs · Past revved · Past participle revved · -ing form revving
Verb forms
- Base form
- rev
- He/she/it
- revs
- Past
- revved
- Past participle
- revved
- -ing form
- revving
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