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uptilting

uptilting is the present participle and gerund of uptilt.

Meaning of uptilt

Verb

uptilt (third-person singular simple present uptilts, present participle uptilting, simple past and past participle uptilted)

  1. (intransitive) To tilt upward.
  2. (transitive) To cause to tilt upward.
    • "Oh, that kind," retorted Carl, uptilting his chin a little. Carl never did like to own up he had made a mistake.1970, Eleanor Hodgman Porter, Hustler Joe: and other stories

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Questions about uptilting

What is uptilting the present participle and gerund of?
Uptilting is the present participle and gerund of uptilt.

Words near uptilting in the dictionary

  1. uptights
  2. uptil
  3. uptill
  4. uptilt
  5. uptilted
  6. uptilting
  7. uptilts
  8. uptime
  9. uptimes
  10. uptitling
  11. uptitrate

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