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What is another word for bucking up?

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Verb

To be triggering enthusiasm or eagerness

Present participle for to become sound or healthy again

Present participle for to increase in degree, amount, size, or value

(dated) Present participle for to hurry up

Present participle for to give new life to, or to restore to a healthy condition

Present participle for to strengthen or support physically or mentally

Present participle for to give comfort or solace to

Present participle for to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused

Present participle for to respond to hardship or adversity in a typical or stereotypical masculine manner

The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope

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Verb

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To be triggering enthusiasm or eagerness

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

energizing^US

galvanising^UK

giving someone a buzz

giving someone a charge

giving someone a kick

lighting a fire under

putting zip into

quickening

tickling someone pink

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

giving a shot in the arm to

making someone feel good

giving someone pleasure

humouring^UK

humoring^US

fueling^US

taking a turn for the better

stiffening the resolve of

arriding

exalting

keying up

giving a new lease of life to

bringing joy to

adding some colour to

giving life to

becoming more cheerful

putting new life into

putting some life into

warming the cockles of the heart

putting some spark into

getting someone going

breathing new life into

putting new strength in

putting new heart in

putting new heart into

moving to action

making more cheerful

seeing someone through

keeping someone going

making something go with a bang

catalyzing^US

lifting the morale of

catalysing^UK

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

letting the sun shine in

improving in spirits

taking on a new lease of life

deriving satisfaction

acting as a incentive to

acting as a stimulus to

stinging

acting as a spur to

building a fire under

steaming up

acting as a fillip to

acting as a impetus to

being responsible for

giving one an idea

firing with enthusiasm

raising the morale of

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

giving hope to

lifting the spirits of

recovering consciousness

regaining consciousness

coming to life

coming to one's senses

mobilizing^US

raising from the dead

bringing back to life

mobilising^UK

acting as an incentive to

whetting one's appetite

soliciting

favouring^UK

favoring^US

flushing

rapping

giving the incentive to

magnetizing^US

taking your breath away

magnetising^UK

doing

cranking

making your head spin

going to your head

initialising^UK

taking out of mothballs

making active

starting up

giving a shot in the arm

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

putting one in mind of

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“When things had been at their worst, she had wished for someone to come home to, someone to comfort her, to buck up her spirits.”

Verb

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Present participle for to become sound or healthy again

taking a turn for the better

getting back to normal

gaining

getting over something

taking on a new lease of life

renewing one's strength

restoring your health

remedying

building up your strength

feeling yourself again

responding to treatment

forging ahead

getting out from under

getting stronger

taking turn for better

sobering up

getting out of the woods

getting back in shape

growing stronger

getting second wind

turning around

emerging from something

bracing up

getting it together

turning things around

surging

getting your act together

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“After many days of feeling under the weather, I was finally starting to buck up.”

Verb

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Present participle for to increase in degree, amount, size, or value

subsidizing^US

subsidising^UK

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“He aimed to see the Admiral, if only he could buck up his courage to make the trip.”

Verb

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(dated) Present participle for to hurry up

getting your skates on

putting pedal to metal

opening up

making tracks

making a move

opening up the throttle

opening the throttle

revving

putting on speed

putting on afterburners

putting your foot down

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“We must buck up, as it's getting late.”

Verb

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Present participle for to give new life to, or to restore to a healthy condition

modernising^UK

modernizing^US

breathing new life into

doing up

making younger

putting new heart into

putting new life into

putting some spark into

restoring vitality to

sprucing up

giving face lift to

making young again

giving a shot in the arm to

giving new life to

making someone feel young again

energizing^US

energising^UK

giving new strength to

blowing away the cobwebs

bringing back to life

bouncing back

touching up

giving a new lease on life

making whole

remodelling^UK

remodeling^US

bringing into the twenty-first century

innovating

reinstating

giving a new lease of life to

raising from the dead

galvanizing^US

giving the kiss of life to

correcting

reliving

galvanising^UK

recapturing

giving a shot in the arm

getting the latest version of

giving something a facelift

injecting new life into

remolding^US

remoulding^UK

glueing^UK

gluing^US

putting back together

leading into the twenty-first century

getting with it

marching into the twenty-first century

dragging oneself into the twenty-first century

breaking with the past

making changes

getting in the swim

moving with the times

dragging into the twenty-first century

getting up to date

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Verb

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Present participle for to strengthen or support physically or mentally

succoring^US

succouring^UK

seeing someone through

keeping one going

keeping you going

Verb

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Present participle for to give comfort or solace to

succouring^UK

succoring^US

giving condolences to

expressing sympathy to

showing compassion to

showing fellow feeling to

expressing sympathy

expressing sympathy for

giving moral support to

boosting the morale of

holding someone's hand

making one feel at ease

putting one's mind to rest

restoring confidence to

snapping one out of it

setting your mind at rest

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Verb

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Present participle for to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused

pulling oneself together

recovering

getting over it

getting a grip

getting a grip on yourself

getting a hold on oneself

snapping out of it

regaining one's composure

collecting one's thoughts

collecting oneself

getting a hold of yourself

getting your act together

regaining control of one's emotions

regaining your self-control

recovering control of oneself

taking a hold on oneself

perking up

cheering up

regaining control of oneself

recovering one's self-control

becoming cheerful

recovering one's composure

getting better

taking a grip on oneself

getting control of oneself

taking a hold of oneself

getting hold of oneself

regaining your composure

thinking straight

Verb

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Present participle for to respond to hardship or adversity in a typical or stereotypical masculine manner

Noun

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The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope

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