upspeak
Collocations
3VERB + UPSPEAK
answers, nurse
PREP.
in
ADV.
again
Definitions
verb
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."
To speak with upspeak; uptalk.
noun
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.
[...] 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.
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2"Well, if I didn't stay in your home," upspoke the maiden lady, "I shouldn't care to know what it would become."
Wiktionary[...] 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.
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