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upspeaking

upspeaking is the present participle and gerund of upspeak.

Meaning of upspeak

Verb

upspeak (third-person singular simple present upspeaks, present participle upspeaking, simple past upspoke, past participle upspoken)

  1. (intransitive) To speak up; advocate.
    • "Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become."1921, Wallace Irwin, Seed of the sun
  2. (ambitransitive) To speak with upspeak; uptalk.

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Questions about upspeaking

What is upspeaking the present participle and gerund of?
Upspeaking is the present participle and gerund of upspeak.

Words near upspeaking in the dictionary

  1. upsought
  2. upspake
  3. upspeak
  4. upspeaker
  5. upspeakers
  6. upspeaking
  7. upspeaks
  8. upspear
  9. upspeared
  10. upspearing
  11. upspears

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