upspeak

/AH1 P S P IY1 K/
noun
  1. 1

    (linguistics) A manner of speaking in which the intonation of one's voice rises at the end of a statement, as if expressing uncertainty or asking a question; uptalk.

verb
  1. 1

    (linguistics, ambitransitive) To speak with upspeak; uptalk.

  2. 2

    (intransitive) To speak up; advocate.