upwingv.
poetic. rare.
intransitive. To soar or fly up; to rise. Occasionally transitive, to fly above.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move in the air [verb (intransitive)] > fly (as) with wings > fly up
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1885 19th Cent. Aug. 262 Anon with joy it singeth, Vie with the lark it will, And praising God upwingeth Full many a holy hill.
1927 K. Macleod Road to Isles 212 Gold the morn at dawn upwingeth.
1964 H. E. G. Rope Dream Holiday 10 Amid the kindled altar lights upwings The voice of many martyrs she hath slain.
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