Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spice up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
spice up
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.

verb

To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

spices up (present, singular) spicing up (participle, present) spiced up (participle, past) spiced up (past)

Synonyms

spice zest

Questions

What does spice up mean?
To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.

How to pronounce spice up

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