upglide

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noun

An upward glide.

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Meanings

nounupglide (plural upglides)

plural upglides

  1. human sciencesAn upward glide.

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

    2011, Britta Mondorf, Gender Differences in English Syntax, page 56

Origin

From up + glide.

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APA

upglide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upglide

MLA

“upglide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upglide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upglide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upglide.

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