Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upglide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-glide
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upward glide.

Example Sentences

"Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides."

Etymology

From up + glide.

Inflected Forms

upglides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

downglide

Questions

What does upglide mean?: An upward glide.
Where does upglide come from?: From up + glide.

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