Upturning
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of upturn form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From upturn + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English upturnynge, equivalent to upturn + -ing and/or up- + turning.
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