uptalk

== English == === Etymology === From up- +‎ talk. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌptɔːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌpˌtɔk/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈʌpˌtɑk/ Hyphenation: up‧talk === Noun === uptalk (uncountable) (linguistics) Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; upspeak. === Verb === uptalk (third-person singular simple present uptalks, present participle uptalking, simple past and past participle uptalked) (linguistics, intransitive) To speak with a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; to upspeak. ==== Synonyms ==== upspeak (noun and verb) ==== Derived terms ==== uptalking (noun) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === High rising terminal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === talk up