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upsnatching

upsnatching is the present participle and gerund of upsnatch.

Meaning of upsnatch

Verb

upsnatch (third-person singular simple present upsnatches, present participle upsnatching, simple past and past participle upsnatched)

  1. (transitive) To seize or snatch up.
    • With pity struck, with horror for my deed, The babe upsnatch'd away I bore with speed ; And, knowing Zion should be captive led, Far to these mountains of the East I sped.1832, Blackwood's magazine, volume 31

Questions about upsnatching

What is upsnatching the present participle and gerund of?
Upsnatching is the present participle and gerund of upsnatch.

Words near upsnatching in the dictionary

  1. upslurs
  2. upsmanship
  3. upsnatch
  4. upsnatched
  5. upsnatches
  6. upsnatching
  7. upsoar
  8. upsoared
  9. upsoaring
  10. upsoars
  11. upsold

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