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upsending

upsending is the present participle and gerund of upsend.

Meaning of upsend

Verb

upsend (third-person singular simple present upsends, present participle upsending, simple past and past participle upsent)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To send, cast, or throw up; deliver; submit.
    • And now upsend afar a deaf'ning shout [...]1808, John Fitchett, Alfred, a poem
  2. (Scotland, US, intransitive) To ascend; climb up.
    • But when the sun of the fifth day had risen, The Keepers of the Faith, upon a pyre Built near the council-house, with solemn rites Burnt the White Dog, upsending with the smoke The message of their loyalty and thanks.1919, Harry Lyman Koopman, Hesperia: an American national poem

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Questions about upsending

What is upsending the present participle and gerund of?
Upsending is the present participle and gerund of upsend.

Words near upsending in the dictionary

  1. upseller
  2. upsellers
  3. upselling
  4. upsells
  5. upsend
  6. upsending
  7. upsends
  8. upsent
  9. UPSer
  10. UPSers
  11. upsert

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