onrushingn.
/ˈɒnˌrʌʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔnˌrəʃɪŋ/, /ˈɑnˌrəʃɪŋ/ = onrush n.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > violent > onwards
onrushing1882
1882 A. T. de Vere Foray of Queen Meave 169 I hear the on-rushing of the car!
1914 F. W. Chandler Aspects of Mod. Drama vii. 165 A sleep so profound that even the onrushing of a landslide fails to awaken her.
1923 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Sorrow & Song in Compl. Poems II. l. 3 Sae aye the onrushin' o' dule's black tide.
1975 J. James Striking Pavilion of Zero 11 The onrushing May still be granted.
2001 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl. 17 May 3 d The New Jersey defenseman steps in front of the blue line to clothesline an on-rushing forward.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
onrushingadj.
/ˈɒnˌrʌʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔnˌrəʃɪŋ/, /ˈɑnˌrəʃɪŋ/ That onrushes.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adjective] > rushing
onrushing1842
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly and violently > onwards
onrushing1842
1842 E. S. Wortley Maiden of Moscow xxi. iii. l. 29 Seemed tame the course, To her on-rushing heart's wild force!
1893 Chicago Advance 2 Mar. The great on-rushing train of God's kingdom.
1912 K. Brégy Poets' Chantry iv. 56 The onrushing sweep of those Northern hordes.
1951 I. Asimov Foundation i. vi. 28 The huge, onrushing mass of events must be deflected just a little.
1999 News of World 3 Oct. 100/5 Bolton skipper Neil Cox collected a neat one-two from Paul Warhurst before poking the ball past the on-rushing Jimmy Glass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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