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Definitions of amping word

noun amping amplifier (def 2). 1
verb with object amping to excite or energize (usually followed by up): We were so amped up for the game that we forgot to eat. 1
noun amping Present participle of amp. 1

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; by shortening

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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