Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heat up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
heat up
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To heat, to cause to become hotter.

verb

To become busier or more exciting or intense.

verb

To infuriate or annoy (someone).

Inflected Forms

heats up (present, singular) heating up (participle, present) heated up (participle, past) heated up (past) het up (dialectal, participle) het up (dialectal, past)

Phrases

het up hot up

Frequently Paired Words

hot up hot

Synonyms

hot up screw up heat

Questions

What does heat up mean?
To heat, to cause to become hotter.

How to pronounce heat up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “heat up”.
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