rushing

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rushing^¹

/ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌʃɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of rush

noun rushings

A rapid surging motion. […] the impediment to the entrance of air into the corresponding portions of the lung is sufficient to produce a succession of interrupted rushings of that fluid during the efforts of respiration […]

adjective more rushing · most rushing

Rapidly flowing or surging.
Canada, US, dated Full of activity, busy. “I have been in Chicago.” “Yes, I’ll bet you have,” Bocage mused. “But it is too rushing for my nerves,” Stockbridge continued.

Rushing^²

proper noun

A surname.

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Closest in meaning: haste, hurry, moving, hurrying, speeding, running, surging, scrambling, flowing, jumping, pouring, precipitating, racing, dashing, bolting, hastening

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@misc{rushing_2026,
  title = {rushing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rushing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}