UPSTARTING

Verb

upstarting

present participle of upstart

Anagrams

• starting up, stuprating

Source: Wiktionary


UPSTART

Up*start", v. i.

Definition: To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson.

Up"start`, n.

1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu. Bacon.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: The meadow saffron. Dr. Prior.

Up"start`, a.

Definition: Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of upstart creatures." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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