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upstolen

upstolen is the past participle 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 upstolen

What is upstolen the past participle of?
Upstolen is the past participle of upsteal.

Words near upstolen in the dictionary

  1. upstirred
  2. upstirring
  3. upstirrings
  4. upstirs
  5. upstole
  6. upstolen
  7. Upstone
  8. upstood
  9. upstrain
  10. upstrained
  11. upstraining

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