upsprout en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + sprout.
Meanings
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(intransitive, poetic) To sprout up.
To-day he felt upsprout / Purest desires, and he hearkened / To those profoundest, wisest whispers / That in the sane will not be hushed;
1883, George Henry Calvert, Sibyl, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upsprouting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upsprouted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upsprouted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upsprouts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |