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upswing

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌpswɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English swing English upswing From up- + swing.

  1. An upward swing.
  2. An upward trend or an increase in activity.

    Newspapers reported an upswing in the company's sales last month.

    Terrorist bombing in the 1970s wrecked this area, […]. Now, more than 30 years on, Translink has been able to capitalise on the upswing in rail use to reconfigure the station as the North West Multimodal Transport Hub.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English swing English upswing From up- + swing.

  1. To swing upward.