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Hummingbirds are the only birds that create lift from both their upstrokes and downstrokes.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Unlike most birds, hummingbirds can get a substantial amount of weight support and thrust from their upstroke, not just their downstroke.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
One of them is the upstroke—almost picture a bassist, with their index and middle finger.
—Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
The receiving partner leads on rocking with the upstroke and the penetrating partner leads on the downstroke.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Apply in upstrokes from your ankles to your thighs for a bit of tingling and temporary tightening.
—Maddie Aberman, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Unlike most birds, hummingbirds can get a substantial amount of weight support and thrust from their upstroke, not just their downstroke.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
One of them is the upstroke—almost picture a bassist, with their index and middle finger.
—Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
The receiving partner leads on rocking with the upstroke and the penetrating partner leads on the downstroke.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Apply in upstrokes from your ankles to your thighs for a bit of tingling and temporary tightening.
—Maddie Aberman, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Upstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstroke. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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upstroke
noun
up·stroke
ˈəp-ˌstrōk 
: an upward stroke (as of a pen)
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