upflow
/ʌpˈfləʊ/
upflow verb: to flow or stream upwards.
Verb
upflow (third-person singular simple present upflows, present participle upflowing, simple past and past participle upflowed)
- To flow or stream upwards.
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- No eye beheld the spring
Noun
IPA/ˈʌpfləʊ/
upflow (plural upflows)
- A flowing upward.
Forms of upflow
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | upflows |
| present participle | upflowing |
| past participle | upflowed |
| past | upflowed |
| Noun | |
| plural | upflows |
Origin of upflow
From up- + flow.
Words that rhyme with upflow
Questions about upflow
- What does upflow mean?
- Upflow means to flow or stream upwards.
- What part of speech is upflow?
- Upflow can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce upflow?
- Upflow is pronounced /ʌpˈfləʊ/.
- What is the past tense of upflow?
- The past tense of upflow is upflowed.
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