upstare
upstare verb: to stare or stand erect or on end; be erect or conspicuous; bristle.
Verb
upstare (third-person singular simple present upstares, present participle upstaring, simple past and past participle upstared)
- To stare or stand erect or on end; be erect or conspicuous; bristle.
- […]With hair up-staring—then like reeds, not hair—[…]1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- In the street or road he reluctantly wore a hat, but in fields or gardens his little round head had no other covering than his long, wild, ragged locks." These wild locks upstared more wildly when Shelley, having dipped his head, [...]1896, Edward Dowden, The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley
upstare meaning in Tamil
upstare in Tamil
- கூர்ந்து மேல்நோக்கு, மேல்நோக்கிக் கூர்ந்து பார், மயிர் வகையில், சிலிர்த்து நில்
Examples of upstare in a sentence
- Th' Blofielders wor a right upstaren' lot o' chaps, and we had several owd scores ter set off agin them, so all Ranner woted for savage camp and Blofield didn't gainsay us.1903, Charles James Longman, Longman's magazine: Volume 42:
- I have no people living ; none, Thank God ! will mourn me there, / Dreaming in misery of one Whose clouded eyes upstare1927, Collected poems of Alexander G. Steven:
- […] aghast, upstared my Hair, I speechless stood!1999, Thomas W. Krise, Caribbeana:
Forms of upstare
| third-person singular present | upstares |
|---|---|
| present participle | upstaring |
| past participle | upstared |
| past | upstared |
Origin of upstare
From up- + stare.
Questions about upstare
- What does upstare mean?
- Upstare means to stare or stand erect or on end; be erect or conspicuous; bristle.
- What is upstare in Tamil?
- Upstare in Tamil is கூர்ந்து மேல்நோக்கு, மேல்நோக்கிக் கூர்ந்து பார், மயிர் வகையில். See Upstare meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use upstare in a sentence?
- Th' Blofielders wor a right upstaren' lot o' chaps, and we had several owd scores ter set off agin them, so all Ranner woted for savage camp and Blofield didn't gainsay us.
- What part of speech is upstare?
- Upstare is a verb.
- What is the past tense of upstare?
- The past tense of upstare is upstared.
Words near upstare in the dictionary
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