Onrushing
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of onrush form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 rushing or flowing forward
"The Spaniard was forced off his line to clear from the onrushing John Sutton before a full-stretch save to keep an Arvydas Novikovas effort from finding the top corner from 25 yards."
- 2 attacking figuratively
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The ball crashed against the crossbar, slammed down and bounced up over stationary and onrushing players alike."
Etymology
From on- + rushing.