upspeak
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From up- + speak.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (verb) /ʌpˈspiːk/
IPA(key): (noun) /ˈʌpspiːk/
Hyphenation: up‧speak
=== Verb ===
upspeak (third-person singular simple present upspeaks, present participle upspeaking, simple past upspoke, past participle upspoken)
(intransitive) To speak up; advocate.
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To speak with upspeak; uptalk.
==== Derived terms ====
upspeaker
=== Noun ===
upspeak (uncountable)
(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.
=== Anagrams ===
speak up, upspake