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upswarming

upswarming is the present participle and gerund of upswarm.

Meaning of upswarm

Verb

upswarm (third-person singular simple present upswarms, present participle upswarming, simple past and past participle upswarmed)

  1. (transitive) To rise in a swarm.
  2. (intransitive) To cause to rise in a swarm.
    • And both against the Peace of Heauen, and him,
      Haue here vp-swarmed them.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...

Questions about upswarming

What is upswarming the present participle and gerund of?
Upswarming is the present participle and gerund of upswarm.

Words near upswarming in the dictionary

  1. upswallowing
  2. upswallows
  3. upswam
  4. upswarm
  5. upswarmed
  6. upswarming
  7. upswarms
  8. upsway
  9. upswayed
  10. upswaying
  11. upsways

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