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UPLIFTING
uplifting
(noun) the rise of something; “the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
uplifting (comparative more uplifting, superlative most uplifting)
Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.
Noun
uplifting (plural upliftings)
The act of something being lifted upward.
Source: Wiktionary
UPLIFT
Up*lift", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.]
Definition: To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton.
Up"lift`, n. (Geol.)
Definition: A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TWIST
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
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