Upspeak
//ʌpˈspiːk// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A manner of speaking in which the intonation of one's voice rises at the end of a statement, as if expressing uncertainty or asking a question; uptalk. uncountable
"[...] the nurse answers in upspeak. “You can work on it only if you're supervised.” Even the Oil of Olay moisturizer is confiscated. “It's in a glass jar?” Upspeak again."
Verb
- 1 To speak up; advocate. intransitive
""Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become.""
- 2 To speak with upspeak; uptalk. ambitransitive
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples""Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become.""
Etymology
From up- + speak.
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