rev
Example Sentences
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That means the engines have to rev high in the corners, so drivers are using lower gears.
From BBC
There are four ways of recovering energy: under braking; revving the engine in corners; lifting off early before a corner and harvesting while still on full throttle.
From BBC
That trend has revved up since last spring, when global investors dumped U.S. stocks, Treasurys and other dollar-denominated assets—the “Sell America” trade, as it was dubbed at the time.
As if to prove her point, Auntie Nina’s engine revs loudly.
From Literature
What only seems familiar: Powering out of a slow corner with the pedal pinned, the car pulling its guts out, stretching for the redline, revs quavering at the upshifts.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
