uprush

[ uhp-ruhsh ]

/ ˈʌpˌrʌʃ /

noun

an upward rush, as of water or air.

an abrupt increase: an uprush of business during the noon hour.

Origin of uprush

First recorded in 1870–75; up- + rush¹

Words nearby uprush

uproar, uproarious, uproot, uprose, uprouse, uprush, UPS, upsa-daisy, Upsala, ups and downs, upscale

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Example sentences from the Web for uprush

In this uprush of spirit, her red hair seemed even to bristle and to glisten.
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin
They came down towards him, fitfully, eddyingly, and passed aside out of the uprush from the fan.
When the Sleeper Wakes|Herbert George Wells
To Maurice, rushing on alone, the relief of hating Eleanor was lost in the uprush of that ghastly possibility: "If it is mine?"
The Vehement Flame|Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
I must bear witness to my conviction that we are beholding a tremendous inrush or uprush of good into man and his world.
Progress and History|Various

I trod quite uneasily on this uprush of the earth; the Spring is always only a fruitful earthquake.
A Miscellany of Men|G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for uprush

uprush

/ (ˈʌpˌrʌʃ) /

noun

an upward rush, as of consciousness

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单词	uprush
释义	uprush [ uhp-ruhsh ] / ˈʌpˌrʌʃ / noun an upward rush, as of water or air. an abrupt increase: an uprush of business during the noon hour. Origin of uprush First recorded in 1870–75; up- + rush¹ Words nearby uprush uproar, uproarious, uproot, uprose, uprouse, uprush, UPS, upsa-daisy, Upsala, ups and downs, upscale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uprush In this uprush of spirit, her red hair seemed even to bristle and to glisten. Out of the Air\|Inez Haynes Irwin They came down towards him, fitfully, eddyingly, and passed aside out of the uprush from the fan. When the Sleeper Wakes\|Herbert George Wells To Maurice, rushing on alone, the relief of hating Eleanor was lost in the uprush of that ghastly possibility: "If it is mine?" The Vehement Flame\|Margaret Wade Campbell Deland I must bear witness to my conviction that we are beholding a tremendous inrush or uprush of good into man and his world. Progress and History\|Various I trod quite uneasily on this uprush of the earth; the Spring is always only a fruitful earthquake. A Miscellany of Men\|G. K. Chesterton British Dictionary definitions for uprush uprush / (ˈʌpˌrʌʃ) / noun an upward rush, as of consciousness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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