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upbrightening

upbrightening is the present participle and gerund of upbrighten.

Meaning of upbrighten

Verb

upbrighten (third-person singular simple present upbrightens, present participle upbrightening, simple past and past participle upbrightened)

  1. (ambitransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter.
    • I looked on thee, at first, as looks the sun / Upon the earth upbrightening in his glance, […]1904, Louis Kaufman Anspacher, Tristan and Isolde: A Tragedy, page 69

Questions about upbrightening

What is upbrightening the present participle and gerund of?
Upbrightening is the present participle and gerund of upbrighten.

Words near upbrightening in the dictionary

  1. upbreeds
  2. upbreeze
  3. upbreezes
  4. upbrighten
  5. upbrightened
  6. upbrightening
  7. upbrightens
  8. upbrim
  9. upbring
  10. upbringing
  11. upbringings

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