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Synonyms for onrushing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : on-ruhsh, awn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒnˌrʌʃ, ˈɔn-

Définition of onrushing

As in oncoming : adj impending

Example sentences :

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

Antonyms for onrushing

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