Definition of "ratcheting" []

• Present participle of ratchet. (verb)

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• "Seeing how Marsan is on the outside it just follows that the plan concocted will eventually be sniffed out and the trailer just does an excellent job in ratcheting up the excitement."
• "Unfortunately the leadership on both sides has a stake in ratcheting the tensions up as high as they can."
• "I thought the show tried to get into some depth about some deaf community topics like cochlear implants, but the show went too far in ratcheting up the drama, although it did discuss some sides of the controversy as the plot moved forward."