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upbreaking

upbreaking is the present participle and gerund of upbreak.

Meaning of upbreak

Verb

upbreak (third-person singular simple present upbreaks, present participle upbreaking, simple past upbroke, past participle upbroken)

  1. (intransitive) To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.

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Noun

upbreaking (plural upbreakings)

  1. The action of something that escapes or flies upward.
    • a. 1840, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Godolphin
      the fitful and dusky upbreakings of the flame through the […] grate

Forms of upbreaking

pluralupbreakings

Questions about upbreaking

What does upbreaking mean?
Upbreaking means the action of something that escapes or flies upward.
What is upbreaking the present participle and gerund of?
Upbreaking is the present participle and gerund of upbreak.
What part of speech is upbreaking?
Upbreaking is a noun.
What is the plural of upbreaking?
The plural of upbreaking is upbreakings.

Words near upbreaking in the dictionary

  1. upbray
  2. upbrayed
  3. upbraying
  4. upbrays
  5. upbreak
  6. upbreaking
  7. upbreakings
  8. upbreaks
  9. upbreathe
  10. upbreathed
  11. upbreathes

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