upcrawl en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + crawl.
Meanings
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(archaic, intransitive, poetic) To crawl upward.
Behold his venal brain bared to our gaze, / See the base thoughts which worm-like there upcrawl, / Countless and teeming from their burrow's maze; […]
1883, William J. Coughlin, Songs of an Idle Hour, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upcrawling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upcrawled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upcrawled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upcrawls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |