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upstared

upstared is the simple past and past participle of upstare.

Meaning of upstare

Verb

upstare (third-person singular simple present upstares, present participle upstaring, simple past and past participle upstared)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) 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...

Questions about upstared

What is upstared the simple past and past participle of?
Upstared is the simple past and past participle of upstare.

Words near upstared in the dictionary

  1. upstanding
  2. upstandingly
  3. upstandingness
  4. upstands
  5. upstare
  6. upstared
  7. upstares
  8. upstaring
  9. upstart
  10. upstarted
  11. upstarting

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