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ratcheting

The correct spelling is ratcheting.

How to pronounce ratcheting

verb

Say it like: Rac-het-ing

The correct spelling is ratcheting. To cause to become incremented or decremented. For example: "It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here."

Usage Examples

It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause to become incremented or decremented.
  2. 2.To increment or decrement.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is ratcheted.
  2. 2.A conjurers' trick of bending an object back and forth to induce metal fatigue, so that it can be broken later by rubbing it.

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