uprushing

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From uprush +‎ -ing.

Adjective[edit]

uprushing (comparative more uprushing, superlative most uprushing)

  1. That uprushes or rushes upward.
    • 1801, Robert Southey, “The Twelfth Book”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume II, London: [] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, [], by Biggs and Cottle, [], →OCLC, page 313:
      But ever the uprushing wind / Inflates the wings above, / And still the struggling wings / Repel the rushing wind.

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Noun[edit]

uprushing (plural uprushings)

  1. gerund of uprush: the action of something that rushes upward.
    sudden uprushings of air

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Verb[edit]

uprushing

  1. present participle and gerund of uprush