Sentence:  Lombard swung at the sweet pea he had dropped, caught it neatly with the toe of his shoe, and <WSD>kited</WSD> it upward with grim zest, as though doing that made him feel a lot better. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also  to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.