inrushing

Examples

• All

• As the storm approached, we could feel the inrushing wind pushing against our faces.

• His attention seems actually to be receding on the inrushing tide of beer.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The inrushing water quickly filled the small boat, threatening to capsize it.

• The inrushing crowd rushed into the stadium, eager to find their seats before the game started.

Synonyms

S

to suck in

vsinrushing

13 3.7

To pull air or liquid into something by making an empty space inside

is sudden inward movement caused by force not only suction

F

to flood in

vsinrushing

8 3.1

People or things arrive somewhere in large numbers, often suddenly

is about substances moving inward rather than many people arriving

I

to inrush

vsinrushing

7.4

To flow into a place suddenly and strongly, often of water or air

is identical but presented as a sudden powerful inward movement

I

inflowing

vsinrushing

4.3

Liquid or gas that moves into a space

is sudden and forceful rather than steady inward flow

I

influent

vsinrushing

• Specialized

8.8

Flowing into a place, especially into a larger body of water

is sudden and forceful rather than gentle inward flow

I

infalling

vsinrushing

• Specialized

9.0

Moving into a place or system from outside

is more sudden and forceful compared with gradual inward entry

I

ingoing

vsinrushing

6.0

Moving into a place or area

is used for sudden strong inward movement rather than general direction

Antonyms

O

outgoing

54 3.6

Leaving a place, office, or job and going away

How Forceful

surging

4.9

inrushing

6.7

inflowing

4.3

ingoing

6.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology