The onrush of tears took me by surprise...
She was screwing up her eyes against the onrush of air.
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Onrush — On rush , n. A rushing onward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
onrush — index onset (assault) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
onrush — [n] rush attack, avalanche, blitz, charge, dash, deluge, flood, flow, flux, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, onslaught, push, race, scramble, stampede, storm, stream, surge, swiftness; concepts 145,748,818 … New thesaurus
onrush — ► NOUN ▪ a surging rush forward. DERIVATIVES onrushing adjective … English terms dictionary
onrush — [än′rush΄] n. a headlong dash forward; strong onward rush onrushing adj … English World dictionary
onrush — on|rush [ˈɔnrʌʃ US ˈa:n , ˈo:n ] n [singular] a strong fast movement forward, or the sudden development of something onrush of ▪ the first onrush of the epidemic >onrushing adj ▪ the onrushing tide … Dictionary of contemporary English
onrush — noun (singular) a strong fast movement forward (+ of): the second onrush of demonstrators onrushing adjective: the onrushing tide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
onrush — /ˈɒnrʌʃ/ (say onrush) noun a strong forward rush, flow, etc …
onrush — noun Date: 1841 1. a rushing forward or onward 2. onset • onrushing adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
onrush — onrushing, adj. /on rush , awn /, n. a strong forward rush, flow, etc. [1835 45; ON + RUSH1, after the v. phrase rush on] Syn. onset, torrent, flood, charge. * * * … Universalium
