"brightening up" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} brightening up
  1. present participle and gerund of brighten up Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: brighten up
    Sense id: en-brightening_up-en-verb-U92SyQM5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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