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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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