upswell

English

Etymology

up- +‎ swell

Noun

upswell (plural upswells)

1. A rising swell.
   • 2007 August 8, Reuters, “Lenovo Shares Soar on Word of Talks to Buy Packard Bell”, New York Times:

     Lenovo, one of a handful of Chinese companies trying to forge a global brand by investing abroad, dropped to fourth globally in the first three months of 2007, but reclaimed the No. 3 spot from Acer a quarter later by riding an upswell of corporate demand.

Verb

upswell (third-person singular simple present upswells, present participle upswelling, simple past upswelled, past participle upswelled or upswollen)

1. (intransitive) To swell upward.