uprush
/ˈʌpɹʌʃ/
uprush noun: an upwards rush.
Noun
uprush (plural uprushes)
- An upwards rush.
- The present moment had certainly inflicted on fantasy the presentment of Podson in a posture of devotion, squeezing her hand, and even the frustrations of an alarmed spinster could not defeat the up-rush of bright exciting imageries inspired by that action.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 187
- Mrs Dibble's face blazed with a magenta uprush of blood at that ultimatum and she screamed, "You dare try to do me out of my gin too! You dare!"1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 154
Verb
IPA/ʌpˈɹʌʃ/
uprush (third-person singular simple present uprushes, present participle uprushing, simple past and past participle uprushed)
Forms of uprush
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | uprushes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | uprushes |
| present participle | uprushing |
| past participle | uprushed |
| past | uprushed |
Origin of uprush
From up- + rush.
Questions about uprush
- What does uprush mean?
- Uprush means an upwards rush.
- What part of speech is uprush?
- Uprush can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce uprush?
- Uprush is pronounced /ˈʌpɹʌʃ/.
- What is the plural of uprush?
- The plural of uprush is uprushes.
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