upbreaking

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noun

The action of something that escapes or flies upward.

“a. 1840, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Godolphin the fitful and dusky upbreakings of the flame through the […] grate”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upbreak
nounupbreaking (plural upbreakings)

plural upbreakings

  1. The action of something that escapes or flies upward.

    a. 1840, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Godolphin the fitful and dusky upbreakings of the flame through the […] grate

Cite this entry
APA

upbreaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbreaking

MLA

“upbreaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbreaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upbreaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbreaking.

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