upspeak
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Is upspeak a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of upspeak?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To speak up; advocate.Examples: ""Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become.""intransitive
2. (linguistics, ambitransitive) To speak with upspeak; uptalk.ambitransitive
noun (English)
1. (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.Examples: "[...] the nurse answers in upspeak. “You can work on it only if you're supervised.” Even the Oil of Olay moisturizer is confiscated. “It's in a glass jar?” Upspeak again."uncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary