Uprush
//ˈʌpɹʌʃ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An upwards rush.
"The present moment had certainly inflicted on fantasy the presentment of Podson in a posture of devotion, squeezing her hand, and even the frustrations of an alarmed spinster could not defeat the up-rush of bright exciting imageries inspired by that action."
Verb
- 1 To rush upward. intransitive
Example
More examples"The present moment had certainly inflicted on fantasy the presentment of Podson in a posture of devotion, squeezing her hand, and even the frustrations of an alarmed spinster could not defeat the up-rush of bright exciting imageries inspired by that action."
Etymology
From up- + rush.
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