Rushing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rushing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of rush.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of rush.
More Meanings
- A rapid surging motion.
- Rapidly flowing or surging.
- (Canada, US, dated) Full of activity, busy.
Example Sentences
There are a few months in the winter when business on the farm is less rushing than during other times […]
“I have been in Chicago.” “Yes, I’ll bet you have,” Bocage mused. “But it is too rushing for my nerves,” Stockbridge continued.
In the places where “hard licker” was still to be had patrons were lined in front of the bar in a double rank and the trade in bottled goods was as rushing as the bar patronage.
[…] the impediment to the entrance of air into the corresponding portions of the lung is sufficient to produce a succession of interrupted rushings of that fluid during the efforts of respiration […]
Word Forms
- rushings
Synonyms for rushing
Depending on context, synonyms include rush, moving, hurry, haste.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include haste, hurry, moving, hurrying, speeding, running.
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Sources & Attribution
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