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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : on-ruhsh, awn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒnˌrʌʃ, ˈɔn- |
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Définition of onrush
- noun rush
- While he had been speaking, the onrush of the storm had blotted out the moon.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- As she had stooped to pick it up, she had been knocked to her knees by the onrush of the others.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- But his sailors were no match for the onrush of these fiends from Dunkirk.
- Extract from : « Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea » by Charles H. L. Johnston
- We sprang from rock to rock and evaded the onrush of the foaming waves.
- Extract from : « The Crack of Doom » by Robert Cromie
- It is impossible to estimate the value of the rural church in the onrush of civilization.
- Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
- A drunkard, mad-drunk, blind-drunk with the draught of his onrush.
- Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair
- A furious sweep of Nicky's arm simulated the onrush of his inspiration.
- Extract from : « The Creators » by May Sinclair
- The sleepers were aroused by the onrush and there was much commotion within.
- Extract from : « Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region » by H. E. Cole
- He gently halted their onrush and waved them back to their seats.
- Extract from : « Hungry Hearts » by Anzia Yezierska
- But now as she listened she heard nothing but the onrush of distant waters.
- Extract from : « The Secret Mark » by Roy J. Snell
Antonyms for onrush
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