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upstirring

upstirring is the present participle and gerund of upstir.

Meaning of upstir

Verb

upstir (third-person singular simple present upstirs, present participle upstirring, simple past and past participle upstirred)

  1. To disturb, cause a commotion, stir up.
    • And conscience to upstir him […]1876, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, Ishmael In the Depths, digitized edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2005

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Noun

upstirring (plural upstirrings)

  1. disturbance; commotion

Forms of upstirring

pluralupstirrings

Questions about upstirring

What does upstirring mean?
Upstirring means disturbance; commotion.
What is upstirring the present participle and gerund of?
Upstirring is the present participle and gerund of upstir.
What part of speech is upstirring?
Upstirring is a noun.
What is the plural of upstirring?
The plural of upstirring is upstirrings.

Words near upstirring in the dictionary

  1. upstepping
  2. upsteps
  3. upstick
  4. upstir
  5. upstirred
  6. upstirring
  7. upstirrings
  8. upstirs
  9. upstole
  10. upstolen
  11. Upstone

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