upswell

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noun

A rising swell.

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Meanings

nounupswell (plural upswells)

plural upswells

  1. A rising swell.

    Lenovo, one of a handful of Chinese companies trying to forge a global brand by investing abroad, dropped to fourth globally in the first three months of 2007, but reclaimed the No. 3 spot from Acer a quarter later by riding an upswell of corporate demand.

    2007 August 8, Reuters, “Lenovo Shares Soar on Word of Talks to Buy Packard Bell”, in New York Times
verbupswell (third-person singular simple present upswells, present participle upswelling, simple past upswelled, past participle upswelled or upswollen)

present singular third person upswells · participle present upswelling · past upswelled · participle past upswelled · participle past upswollen

  1. intransitiveTo swell upward.

Origin

By surface analysis, up- + swell. Cognate with Dutch opzwellen, German aufschwellen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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