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upthrusting

upthrusting is the present participle and gerund of upthrust.

Meaning of upthrust

Verb

upthrust (third-person singular simple present upthrusts, present participle upthrusting, simple past and past participle upthrust or upthrusted)

  1. (transitive) To thrust something upwards.
  2. (intransitive) To be thrust upwards.

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Questions about upthrusting

What is upthrusting the present participle and gerund of?
Upthrusting is the present participle and gerund of upthrust.

Words near upthrusting in the dictionary

  1. upthrowing
  2. upthrown
  3. upthrows
  4. upthrust
  5. upthrusted
  6. upthrusting
  7. upthrusts
  8. upthunder
  9. upthundered
  10. upthundering
  11. upthunders

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