verb
- past tense of upstart; to spring up suddenly or rise abruptly
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The young nobleman upstarted from his chair when the king entered.
- She upstarted in alarm at the sudden noise.
- The deer upstarted and bounded away through the forest.
- He upstarted from his sleep, disturbed by the thunder.
- The bird upstarted from the branch at our approach.