Definitions for uptalkˈʌpˌtɔk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•talkˈʌpˌtɔk(n.)
a rise in pitch at the end usu. of a declarative sentence, esp. if habitual: often represented in writing by a question mark as in
Hi, I'm here to read the meter?
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of uptalk:
1990–95
Wiktionary
uptalk(Verb)
To speak with a rising intonation as though a the sentence were a question
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