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groundswells

groundswells is the plural of groundswell.

Meaning of groundswell

Noun

groundswell (plural groundswells)

  1. A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
  2. (broadly) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
    • An astonishing groundswell of support for the new Democratic frontrunner, Barack Obama, is threatening to sweep Hillary Clinton away in New Hampshire, which holds the first primary election of the 2008 presidential contest tomorrow.2008 January 7, Ewen MacAskill, “Groundswell for Obama leaves Clinton campaign on the rack”, in The Guardian

Questions about groundswells

What is groundswells the plural of?
Groundswells is the plural of groundswell.

Words near groundswells in the dictionary

  1. groundstreak
  2. groundstroke
  3. groundstrokes
  4. groundstroking
  5. groundswell
  6. groundswells
  7. groundswoman
  8. groundswomen
  9. groundtrack
  10. groundtracks
  11. groundtruth

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