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🧢 Turned upward ⛰️ Lifted high
upflung

upflung

8.3
Parts that rise high into the air, like a dancer's arms
  • adjective
  • Archaic
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  • She admired the dancer's upflung arms as they moved gracefully across the stage.

Examples

  • The building's upflung spires gave it a dramatic silhouette against the evening sky.

  • The upflung branches of the tree created a beautiful canopy.

  • The mountain's upflung peaks were visible from miles away.

  • She admired the upflung petals of the blooming flowers.

  • The building's upflung spires reached high into the sky, showcasing its grandeur.

  • From the valley, we could see the upflung peaks of the mountains glistening in the sunlight.

  • During the performance, the dancers lifted their upflung arms to create an illusion of soaring.

Synonyms

upraised
vsupflung
  • Archaic
4.8

Held high in the air, like a hand or torch

involves throwing or casting upward to a notably higher position
lifted
vsupflung
1.0

Held up in the air higher than normal

usually implies an active upward throw to a higher position
raised
vsupflung
1.0

Higher than the surrounding surface or area

refers to a forceful toss upward, not merely a stationary elevation

How High

to catapult
28 5.1
fling
9 3.2
upflung
  • Archaic
8.3
lifted
1.0
to toss
348 1.0

Surface Forms

upflung positive

Morphology

upflung = flung (transparent) = up + fling

The sense 'thrown or lifted upward' corresponds directly to 'up' + 'flung' (i.e., 'flung up'), a literal compositional meaning.

Etymology

Upflung comes from up- and flung, the past of fling, which means 'to throw'. Imagine mountain peaks or arms 'flung' high into the sky, so upflung describes things that are thrown or lifted upward to a high position.