upwheel en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English upwheel From up- + wheel.
Meanings
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(intransitive, poetic) To wheel upward.
Like a loud trump of war, breaks forth thy song, / O Milton, where angelic hosts upwheel / To battle; or like deep-voiced organ peal / Filling with awe the mute adoring throng.
1886, John Lancaster Spalding, The Poet's Praise, page 78:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upwheels | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| upwheeled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upwheeled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upwheeling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |