upbearing

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English upberinge, upberynge, equivalent to upbear +‎ -ing.

Noun

upbearing (countable and uncountable, plural upbearings)

1. A bearing up; support
2. A surge or movement upward
   • 1893, Waldo Selden Pratt, ‎Arthur Lincoln Gillett, The Hartford Seminary Record, volume 3, page 149:

     One who is conscious of the strong upbearings and full onflowings of these mighty Scripture tides longs to see a keel that can reach and feel and indicate their presence and their strength.

Etymology 2

From Middle English upberynge, upberande, equivalent to upbear +‎ -ing.

Verb

upbearing

1. present participle of upbear

Anagrams

• bearing up