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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : on-ruhsh, awn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒnˌrʌʃ, ˈɔn- |
Definition of onrushing
- As in oncoming : adj impending
- At the very feet of the onrushing crowd the black object struck.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
- Others tried to stem the onrushing tide but with no better success.
- Extract from : « The Agrarian Crusade » by Solon J. Buck
- In less than an hour, the onrushing moon filled the screens.
- Extract from : « Hunters Out of Space » by Joseph Everidge Kelleam
- The havoc wrought among the onrushing pack was breathtaking.
- Extract from : « Queen of the Black Coast » by Robert E. Howard
- Like a troop of wild bears, they sprang at the onrushing pair.
- Extract from : « Red Dynamite » by Roy J. Snell
- With dismay the Indians beheld the onrushing storm, and headed the canoe for shore.
- Extract from : « The Long Patrol » by H. A. Cody
- Then came a lull, followed by the onrushing roar of the welcome rain.
- Extract from : « Renshaw Fanning's Quest » by Bertram Mitford
- Every new, onrushing wave tossed us higher and higher on the reef.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of the U-202 » by E. Spiegel
- Schwartzmann must have sensed it even before he saw the onrushing death.
- Extract from : « Brood of the Dark Moon » by Charles Willard Diffin
- MacFarlane did not hear them, nor did he hear the roar of the onrushing wind.
- Extract from : « Snowdrift » by James B. Hendryx
Synonyms for onrushing
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