Definition of "upturning" [upturning]

• Present participle of upturn. (verb)
• A turning upward. (noun)

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• "And then the room looks clean for about fifteen minutes before Jasper and/or Emilia begin upturning baskets and flinging toys everywhere again."
• "As the huge balloon filled with air, it ripped from its mooring and dragged across the desert, crashing into and upturning a parked four-wheel-drive vehicle and strewing debris across a wide area before coming to a halt."
• "There seems to be a slight upturning of their mouths, as though they know she is watching, that this time she is listening."