Uprushing

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of uprush: the action of something that rushes upward. form-of, gerund

    "sudden uprushings of air"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of uprush form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That uprushes or rushes upward.

    "But ever the uprushing wind / Inflates the wings above, / And still the struggling wings / Repel the rushing wind."

Synonyms

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ascensionclimbclimbingelevationfountaingush

Example

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"But ever the uprushing wind / Inflates the wings above, / And still the struggling wings / Repel the rushing wind."

Etymology

From uprush + -ing.

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