plucking up one's courage

A form of pluck up one's courage — To muster the bravery and will to do something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pluck up one's courage
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APA

plucking up one's courage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plucking%20up%20one's%20courage

MLA

“plucking up one's courage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plucking%20up%20one's%20courage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plucking up one's courage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plucking%20up%20one's%20courage.

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