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upflaming

upflaming is the present participle and gerund 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 upflaming

What is upflaming the present participle and gerund of?
Upflaming is the present participle and gerund of upflame.

Words near upflaming in the dictionary

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

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