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upturnings

upturnings is the plural of upturning.

Meaning of upturning

Noun

upturning (plural upturnings)

  1. A turning upward.
    • He suffered from frequent 'micro-crises' — upturnings of the eyeballs, associated with transient inability to move or respond; these lasted a few seconds only, and occurred dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of times a day.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Questions about upturnings

What is upturnings the plural of?
Upturnings is the plural of upturning.

Words near upturnings in the dictionary

  1. uptunes
  2. upturn
  3. upturned
  4. upturneth
  5. upturning
  6. upturnings
  7. upturns
  8. uptwirl
  9. uptwirled
  10. uptwirling
  11. uptwirls

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