inrushing

Examples

• All

• Engineers designed barriers to control the inrushing of water during storms.

• There was an inrushing of cold air into the room.

• The inrushing of cold air made everyone in the room shiver.

• The sudden inrushing of fans filled the stadium within minutes.

• The inrushing of cold air through the window made everyone in the room shiver.

• Engineers built stronger walls to manage the inrushing of water from the river during heavy rains.

• The concert started with the inrushing of excited fans eager to find their seats.

Synonyms

I

inflow

vsinrushing

10 4.0

Movement of water, money or other things into a place

is sudden and stresses an inward motion rather than general flow

O

onrush

vsinrushing

1 6.3

A sudden strong forward movement like an attack by soldiers

is sudden inward flow of substances or people, not an attack

I

inrush

vsinrushing

1 6.4

A sudden flow of water or people into a place

is the same meaning but is the -ing form instead of the base form

I

inpouring

vsinrushing

• Archaic

7.8

A large flow of people, things, or feelings into a place

is physical and sudden inward movement, not an abstract influx

Antonyms

O

outpouring

42 4.2

A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling

How Intense

deluge

8 6.8

torrent

6 4.4

surge

143 4.2

inrushing

6.8

inflow

10 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology