upwhirlingn.
(up- prefix 3d.)
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > other types of upward movement
upspringingc1400
insurgea1575
upsend1842
upwelling1868
uprush1871
uprising1874
upwhirling1877
uprolla1885
upshoot1898
upsweep1898
kick-up1907
upsurge1969
1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) x. ii. 828 The up-whirling of the glowing gases.
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upwhirlingadj.
(up- prefix 3c.)
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [adjective] > whirling upwards
upwhirling1801
1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. v. 312 The upwhirling flood received Mohareb, then..Engulphed him in the abyss.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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