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upstaring

upstaring is the present participle and gerund 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 upstaring

What is upstaring the present participle and gerund of?
Upstaring is the present participle and gerund of upstare.

Words near upstaring in the dictionary

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

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