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upstealing

upstealing is the present participle and gerund of upsteal.

Meaning of upsteal

Verb

upsteal (third-person singular simple present upsteals, present participle upstealing, simple past upstole, past participle upstolen)

  1. (intransitive, poetic) To steal or creep upward.
    • […] Or the potter, from whose wheel / Fair and finished shapes upsteal, / As by magic of command, / Guided by the loving hand.1905, Bliss Carman, Poems, volume 2, page 212

Questions about upstealing

What is upstealing the present participle and gerund of?
Upstealing is the present participle and gerund of upsteal.

Words near upstealing in the dictionary

  1. upstay
  2. upstayed
  3. upstaying
  4. upstays
  5. upsteal
  6. upstealing
  7. upsteals
  8. upstep
  9. upstepped
  10. upstepping
  11. upsteps

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