onrushing

onrushing
[[t]ɒ̱nrʌʃɪŋ[/t]]
ADJ: ADJ n
Onrushing describes something such as a vehicle that is moving forward so quickly or forcefully that it would be very difficult to stop.

He was killed by an onrushing locomotive.

...the roar of the onrushing water.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • onrushing — on|rush|ing [ an,rʌʃıŋ ] adjective moving quickly toward someone or something: onrushing events …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • onrushing — onrush ► NOUN ▪ a surging rush forward. DERIVATIVES onrushing adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • onrushing — adjective see onrush …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • onrushing — See onrush. * * * …   Universalium

  • onrushing — adjective a) rushing or flowing forward b) attacking …   Wiktionary

  • onrushing — É‘nrʌʃɪŋ / É’n adj. suddenly rushing; flowing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • onrushing — adjective move forward in a surging rush. → onrush …   English new terms dictionary

  • onrushing — UK [ˈɒnˌrʌʃɪŋ] / US [ˈɑnˌrʌʃɪŋ] adjective moving quickly towards someone or something …   English dictionary

  • onrushing — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : rushing forward rapidly or impetuously …   Useful english 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

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