upswing

English

Etymology

From up- +‎ swing.

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Noun

upswing (plural upswings)

  1. an upward swing
  2. (by extension) an upward trend or an increase in activity
    Newspapers reported an upswing in the company's sales last month.

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Verb

upswing (third-person singular simple present upswings, present participle upswinging, simple past and past participle upswung)

  1. To swing upward.

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