ratcheting up

A form of ratchet up — To increase; especially, to increase by degrees in a way that only gets worse, never experiencing any reprieves.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ratchet up
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ratcheting up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratcheting%20up

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“ratcheting up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratcheting%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratcheting up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratcheting%20up.

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