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upflames

upflames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upflame.

Meaning of upflame

Verb

upflame (third-person singular simple present upflames, present participle upflaming, simple past and past participle upflamed)

  1. (archaic, poetic) To blaze or shine brightly.
    • Have you not seen Him make upflame / The butterfly from out the crysalis?1919, The Canadian Magazine, volume 52, page 715

Questions about upflames

What is upflames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Upflames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upflame.

Words near upflames in the dictionary

  1. upfitter
  2. upfitters
  3. upfitting
  4. upflame
  5. upflamed
  6. upflames
  7. upflaming
  8. upflare
  9. upflared
  10. upflares
  11. upflaring

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