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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upturning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-turn-ing
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of upturn

noun

A turning upward.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From upturn + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

upturnings (plural)

Questions

What does upturning mean?
present participle and gerund of upturn
Where does upturning come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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