UPSPEAK

Etymology

Verb

upspeak (third-person singular simple present upspeaks, present participle upspeaking, simple past upspoke, past participle upspoken)

(intransitive) To speak up; advocate.

(linguistics, ambitransitive) To speak with upspeak; to uptalk.

Noun

upspeak (uncountable)

(linguistics) A manner of speaking in which the intonation of one's voice rises at the end of a statement, as if expressing uncertainty or asking a question; uptalk.

Anagrams

• speak up, upspake

Source: Wiktionary



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