Home › Words › U › upcroppingupcroppingupcropping · noun — something that crops up, or occurs unexpectedly.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, upcropping ranks #7,373 of 43,245 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom up + cropping.nounSomething that crops up, or occurs unexpectedly.e.g.“You may find that upcroppings of guilt can plague you for months after a pregnancy loss.” — 2004, Maureen Rank, Free to Grieve:A rising outcrop.e.g.“Cruising World Healthy trees draped in Spanish moss still thrived on these odd upcroppings of rock, some of which were surrounded by water now, and white with kittiwakes […]”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.outcropping 70% match — An outcrop. vs upcropping →outcrop 67% match — A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding. vs upcropping →erumpent 58% match — That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth. vs upcropping →upcome 58% match — To ascend, rise; grow up; come up. vs upcropping →upbreaking 57% match — The action of something that escapes or flies upward. vs upcropping →upsurging 57% match — That which surges upward. vs upcropping →unexpectedly 57% match — In an unexpected manner. vs upcropping →contraexpectation 57% match — The situation where something runs contrary to expectation; an unexpected outcome. vs upcropping →