Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of turning or throwing up, or the state of being upturned.
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- verb Present participle of
upturn . - noun A
turning upward .
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Examples
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And then the room looks clean for about fifteen minutes before Jasper and/or Emilia begin upturning baskets and flinging toys everywhere again.
Good Housekeeping: Totally Slobtastic Slackermom Edition | Her Bad Mother 2009
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As the huge balloon filled with air, it ripped from its mooring and dragged across the desert, crashing into and upturning a parked four-wheel-drive vehicle and strewing debris across a wide area before coming to a halt.
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Taboo-upturning C4 "mockumentaries" such as The Execution Of Gary Glitter, Death Of A President and now this, take the idea of the watercooler moment – ie everyone in the office chuntering harmoniously about last night's TV – and add a strong possibility of getting a headbutt.
Grace Dent's TV OD: The Taking Of Prince Harry Grace Dent 2010
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As scandals mounted, observers predicted he might resort to upturning the apple cart, finally pushing through tax cuts and others reforms that he had preached for years.
Milanese Surprise Alberto Mingardi 2011
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There seems to be a slight upturning of their mouths, as though they know she is watching, that this time she is listening.
Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said.
New Zealand Tornado: Twister In Country's Largest City, Auckland, Kills At Least 1 The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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There seems to be a slight upturning of their mouths, as though they know she is watching, that this time she is listening.
Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said.
New Zealand Tornado: Twister In Country's Largest City, Auckland, Kills At Least 1 The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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It was here that Du Bois shared what was, for him, a decidedly personal confession, musing that he “found” himself in those ten years of “great spiritual upturning” in Atlanta.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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They were years of great spiritual upturning, of the making and unmaking of ideals, of hard work and hard play.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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