upswell

American  

[uhp-swel] / ʌpˈswɛl /

verb (used with or without object)

upswelled, upswelled, upswollen, upswelling.

1. to swell up.

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upswell British  

/ ʌpˈswɛl /

verb

1. rare  to swell up or cause to swell up

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Etymology

Origin of upswell

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; up-, swell

Example Sentences

The agreement with Polymarket comes as prediction markets are enjoying an upswell of mainstream interest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The algae bloom was the result of an upswell in the ocean that brought up enough nutrients to the surface to allow the algae to thrive, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

For so many this is the defining memory of 2014: the intense and spontaneous upswell of sorrow, how astonishing it was to see and share it across Australia and worldwide.

From BBC

And, of course, Republicans ran towards every microphone is sight to feign outrage and declare that an upswell of once-skeptical Americans would now vote for Trump.

From Salon

Meanwhile, an upswell of labor activity and strikes across the country — which organizers and media dubbed a “hot labor summer” — caught the nation’s attention.

From Seattle Times