revv

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A form of rev — To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.

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Meanings

verbrevv (third-person singular simple present revvs, present participle revving, simple past and past participle revved)

present singular third person revvs · participle present revving · participle past revved · past revved

  1. datedDated form of rev (“increase speed of motor”).

    The scout's pilot "revvs" up the engine and moves forward to a point amidship.

    1931, Popular Science, volume 119, number 5, page 56
nounrevv (plural revvs)

plural revvs

  1. datedDated form of rev (“revolution”).

    revvs of the engine

    1923, The Pastoral Review, volume 33, number 1, page 47
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revv,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revv.

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