Explore Revving through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Revving meaning
- present participle and gerund of rev
- present participle and gerund of revv
Using Revving
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of rev | present participle and gerund of revv
- In the example corpus, revving often appears in combinations such as: revving up, is revving, revving the.
Context around Revving
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Revving
- In this selection, "revving" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, engine, resort, van, continuously, sound and motorbike stand out and add context to how "revving" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a low revving engine with and a revving driver hit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "revving" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with revving
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All he remembered was the sound of the engine revving. (10 words)
The semiconductor industry is revving up after a challenging 2023. (10 words)
A revving driver hit a cyclist in a late night crash. (11 words)
Buick debuted the Nailhead in 1953 to replace its already legendary Straight 8. Coupled with the engine's potent V8 power, its propensity for making serious noise when revving made it an instant hit with the muscle car set. (39 words)
I have to get out of the car and nudge the water dragon who likes to snooze on our driveway - the car itself isn't enough of a threat, nor is beeping the horn or revving the engine. (38 words)
He could see and hear the van revving continuously but not moving and Wayne Common was stood in front of it with his arms crossed and Mr Flanighan was stood at the rear of the van. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the political calendar turns to 2024, the coalition that shifted the politics of climate is revving up again.
Copper Mountain isn’t the only resort revving up its conservation contributions.
Enmore Seniors are revving up for their first event which is on Thursday this week while their first fixture of the 2023 season is on March 13.
He could see and hear the van revving continuously but not moving and Wayne Common was stood in front of it with his arms crossed and Mr Flanighan was stood at the rear of the van.
I have to get out of the car and nudge the water dragon who likes to snooze on our driveway - the car itself isn't enough of a threat, nor is beeping the horn or revving the engine.
In omitting these deliberations, the show also cuts one of 's most minor gags: the engine revving sound that plays when the queens leave the mainstage.
I want to see the pigs and hens but the Jeeps are revving again; it’s time to go.
Medina finally came to a stop — without front wheels — but still revving the engine and apparently trying to leave after jumping the curb at Wellington and Lockwood Avenue, said Huerta.
Montano, known for his effervescent stage presence, belted out several crowd-favorites, revving up the atmosphere, shortly after being honored with the city’s symbolic key.
THE sound of revving motorbike engines echoed throughout Stockton on Sunday morning as thousands of bikers embarked on the 46 annual Newcastle Toy Run.
All he remembered was the sound of the engine revving.
A revving driver hit a cyclist in a late night crash.
Buick debuted the Nailhead in 1953 to replace its already legendary Straight 8. Coupled with the engine's potent V8 power, its propensity for making serious noise when revving made it an instant hit with the muscle car set.
Convoys of cars, revving engines, ‘backfiring’, exhausts, racing dangerously at industrial estates, car parks, local roads and the motorway network, are treated as a private racetrack by these individuals.
In the clip gunshots can be heard ringing through the streets, before a motorbike can be heard revving down the street.
It allows you to make the most of the high-revving Z12E.
L.A.-based shoegaze band supergloom pulls many colors into their music; their songs often begin with dreamy, eerie, muted pastels before revving into euphoric, noise-rock mayhem.
Ten years ago, their promotions department came up with the ‘Good to be bad’ theme, featuring actor Tom Hiddleston at the wheel, revving the engine and reciting Shakespeare.
The parallel-twin is a low-revving engine with smooth, linear acceleration, gathering pace without power spikes.
The semiconductor industry is revving up after a challenging 2023.
Common combinations with revving
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- revving up 17×
- is revving 5×
- revving the 4×
- are revving 3×
- engine revving 3×
- revving sound 2×
- of revving 2×
- revving engines 2×
- bikes revving 2×
- revving and 2×