upbearing

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noun

A bearing up; support

OriginMiddle English upberinge →
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Meanings

upbearing1

nounupbearing (countable and uncountable, plural upbearings)

plural upbearings

  1. countableuncountableA bearing up; support
  2. countableuncountableA surge or movement upward

    One who is conscious of the strong upbearings and full onflowings of these mighty Scripture tides longs to see a keel that can reach and feel and indicate their presence and their strength.

    1893, Waldo Selden Pratt, Arthur Lincoln Gillett, The Hartford Seminary Record, volume 3, page 149

upbearing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upbear

Origin

upbearing · noun

  1. Middle Englishupberinge
  2. Englishupbearing

From Middle English upberinge, upberynge, equivalent to upbear + -ing.

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upbearing · verb

  1. Middle Englishupberynge
  2. Englishupbearing

From Middle English upberynge, upberande, equivalent to upbear + -ing.

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APA

upbearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbearing

MLA

“upbearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbearing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upbearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbearing.

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