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upbearing

upbearing noun: a bearing up; support. Also the present participle and gerund of upbear.

Noun

upbearing (countable and uncountable, plural upbearings)

  1. A bearing up; support
  2. A surge or movement upward
    • One who is conscious of the strong upbearings and full onflowings of these mighty Scripture tides longs to see a keel that can reach and feel and indicate their presence and their strength.1893, Waldo Selden Pratt, Arthur Lincoln Gillett, The Hartford Seminary Record, volume 3, page 149

Also used as

upbearing is also the present participle and gerund of upbear.

Forms of upbearing

pluralupbearings

Origin of upbearing

From Middle English upberinge, upberynge, equivalent to upbear + -ing.

From Middle English upberynge, upberande, equivalent to upbear + -ing.

Questions about upbearing

What does upbearing mean?
Upbearing means a bearing up; support.
What part of speech is upbearing?
Upbearing is a noun.
What is the plural of upbearing?
The plural of upbearing is upbearings.

Words near upbearing in the dictionary

  1. upbars
  2. upbay
  3. upbear
  4. upbearer
  5. upbearers
  6. upbearing
  7. upbears
  8. upbeat
  9. upbeatly
  10. upbeatness
  11. upbeats

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