Uprush
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌpɹʌʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Uprush is a noun meaning An upwards rush.
Meaning
An upwards rush.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To rush upward.
Example Sentences
Mrs Dibble's face blazed with a magenta uprush of blood at that ultimatum and she screamed, "You dare try to do me out of my gin too! You dare!"
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.
It now appears that the locomotive did not blow up, as was commonly stated at the time, but that the aeroplane flew so low as to come into contact with the dome of the engine, knocking it off. It was the combination of the impact and the uprush of steam that so disturbed the equilibrium of the raider as to cause it to crash.
Word Forms
- uprushes
- uprushing
- uprushed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rush, downrush, onrush, uptrend, upswing, backrush.
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