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Rareratcheting
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.To cause to become incremented or decremented.
- 2.To increment or decrement.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is ratcheted.
- 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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