to inrush
7.4
To flow into a place suddenly and strongly, often of water or air
- verb
- /ˈɪnˌrʌʃ/
:
inundar
- During the storm, the inrush of waves crashed against the rocks.
Examples
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As the heavy rain began, water started to inrush through the broken dam.
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The sudden inrush of cold air made everyone shiver.
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That's why there's a cloud of sulfur and the sound of inrushing air (bamf).
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Synonyms
to suck in
vsto inrush
39
3.7
To pull air or liquid into something by making an empty space inside
describes sudden forceful inward flow without implying suction
onrushing
vsto inrush
2
4.2
Moving forward very fast and with great force, like a train or a flood
describes inward flow instead of an unstoppable forward surge
to onrush
vsto inrush
1
6.7
To rush forward suddenly toward someone or something
describes movement inward rather than forward
inrushing
vsto inrush
1
6.7
Moving inward quickly and with force
is the base verb form describing that same sudden inward movement
How Intense
to flood in
12
3.1
12
3.1
to surge
52
4.1
52
4.1
to inrush
7.4
to rush in
53
3.1
53
3.1
to flow
364
1.0
364
1.0
to seep into
30
3.0
30
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inrush as a verb comes from the same parts, in- 'into' plus rush 'move quickly'. So to inrush is to move or flow inward suddenly and forcefully, as water, air, or people can inrush into a space.