Thesaurus / revving
FEEDBACKsynonyms for revving
synonyms for revving
- advance
- expedite
- further
- hasten
- open up
- quicken
- spur
- step up
- stimulate
- drive
- dust
- forward
- gun
- hurry
- impel
- precipitate
- railroad
- rev
- roll
- tool
- fire up
- hammer on
- lay a patch
- lay rubber
- make tracks
- nail it
- peel rubber
- put on afterburners
- put pedal to metal
- rev up
- speed up
- step on the gas
antonyms for revving
MOST RELEVANT
- block
- cease
- check
- delay
- discourage
- halt
- hinder
- slow
- stop
- dissuade
- repress
- wait
- decelerate
- defer
- impede
- postpone
- retard
- slow down
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How to use revving in a sentence
Now the street noises assailed his ears; the grinding of gears, the revving of motors.
THIS CROWDED EARTHROBERT BLOCHDefinitely something else, and please go walk into one of those revving propellers, will you!
DAVE DAWSON AT TRUKROBERT SYDNEY BOWENIt was then that Dave suddenly was conscious of the fact that there were sounds of revving aircraft engines.
DAVE DAWSON WITH THE COMMANDOSR. SIDNEY BOWENHis ears were filled with the sound of the revving aircraft engines.
DAVE DAWSON WITH THE COMMANDOSR. SIDNEY BOWENSomewhere down the line a big plane was getting ready to take off, the pilot was checking his magnetos, revving up his engines.
THE GOLDEN SKULLJOHN BLAINEThe motor caught, and after it had idled a few minutes McGee began revving it up.
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