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upgirding

upgirding is the present participle and gerund of upgird.

Meaning of upgird

Verb

upgird (third-person singular simple present upgirds, present participle upgirding, simple past and past participle upgirded or upgirt)

  1. (archaic, poetic) To support or hold up.

Questions about upgirding

What is upgirding the present participle and gerund of?
Upgirding is the present participle and gerund of upgird.

Words near upgirding in the dictionary

  1. upgeared
  2. upgearing
  3. upgears
  4. upgird
  5. upgirded
  6. upgirding
  7. upgirds
  8. upgirt
  9. upgive
  10. upgiven
  11. upgives

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