hype

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular hype

Plural hypes

1. (usually singular) Hype is excitement for something that is upcoming in the future.

   After a storm of hype, the group's debut album was finally released.

Verb

Plain form hype

Third-person singular hypes

Past tense hyped

Past participle hyped

Present participle hyping

1. (transitive) If someone hypes about something, they are promoting or advertising heavily.

   They started to hype about the new album weeks before its release date.