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upstarting

upstarting is the present participle and gerund of upstart.

Meaning of upstart

Verb

upstart (third-person singular simple present upstarts, present participle upstarting, simple past and past participle upstarted)

  1. To rise suddenly, to spring
    • Th' Elfe therewith astownd,
      Upstarted lightly from his looser make,
      And his unready weapons gan in hand to take.1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Questions about upstarting

What is upstarting the present participle and gerund of?
Upstarting is the present participle and gerund of upstart.

Words near upstarting in the dictionary

  1. upstared
  2. upstares
  3. upstaring
  4. upstart
  5. upstarted
  6. upstarting
  7. upstartish
  8. upstartism
  9. upstartle
  10. upstartled
  11. upstartles

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