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upswing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈʌpswɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

From up- + swing.

Meanings

  1. An upward swing.
  2. (broadly) An upward trend or an increase in activity.
    • Newspapers reported an upswing in the company's sales last month.
    • Terrorist bombing in the 1970s wrecked this area, […]. Now, more than 30 years on, Translink has been able to capitalise on the upswing in rail use to reconfigure the station as the North West Multimodal Transport Hub. 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Greater Anglia Award for the Best Entry for 2021: Derry”, in RAIL, number 946, page 54:

Forms

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upswings Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

downswing

upswing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈʌpswɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

From up- + swing.

Meanings

  1. To swing upward.

Forms

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upswung Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
upswung Tense=Past lexicographic
upswings Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
upswinging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

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