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upwinging

upwinging is the present participle and gerund of upwing.

Meaning of upwing

Verb

upwing (third-person singular simple present upwings, present participle upwinging, simple past and past participle upwinged)

  1. To fly upward, on or as if on wings.
    • A chapter then was read, in solemn guise And prayer upwing'd its incense to the skies ;1804, John Gregory, Parental Legacies

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Questions about upwinging

What is upwinging the present participle and gerund of?
Upwinging is the present participle and gerund of upwing.

Words near upwinging in the dictionary

  1. upwing
  2. upwing fly
  3. upwinged
  4. upwinged fly
  5. upwingfly
  6. upwinging
  7. upwings
  8. Upwood
  9. upwound
  10. upwrap
  11. upwraps

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