What does upspeak mean?
Upspeak means (intransitive) To speak up; advocate..
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/ʌpˈspiːk/ · verb
(intransitive) To speak up; advocate..
"Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become."
[...] 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.
Use upspeak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Upspeak means (intransitive) To speak up; advocate..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become."
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