upspringingn.
(up- prefix 3d. Cf. upspring v.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > other types of upward movement
upspringingc1400
insurgea1575
upsend1842
upwelling1868
uprush1871
uprising1874
upwhirling1877
uprolla1885
upshoot1898
upsweep1898
kick-up1907
upsurge1969
c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 92 If þou take seuen graynes..and breke hem yn þe vpspryngynge of lucyfer and venus.
1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. i. 1 The upspringing Of such a nimble bird.
1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 633 The white upspringing of the spurts of spray.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
upspringingadj.
(up- prefix 3c(b). Cf. upspring v.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > moving upwards in other ways
upspringingc1400
upflinging1566
upsteaming1582
spearing1753
uprushing1801
upheaving1821
upward-striving1844
upward-shooting1857
upshooting1869
upward-rushing1871
c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 112 Stable þou þe mountant, or þe vpspryngand, yn þe tokenynge of þe Lyon.
1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xcv The vpspryngynge braunches of Sodome.
1845 H. B. Hirst Coming of Mammoth 111 The downy wing Of some up-springing bird.
1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 52 By the upspringing light he saw the figure of Kate.
1883 C. S. Burne Shropshire Folk-lore xxv. 344 Men implored a blessing upon their land and its upspringing crops.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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