uprush
an upward rush, as of water or air.
an abrupt increase: an uprush of business during the noon hour.
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How to use uprush in a sentence
It was a new kind of inspiration, of that strange "subliminal uprush" which made the mystery of his life.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairIt is caused by an uprush of fairy force from the ground—and spreading fish-tail fashion higher into the air—it is many-hued.
The Coming of the Fairies | Arthur Conan DoyleThe break came on the uprush of the unanticipated reinforcements.
The Quickening | Francis LyndeThe vehement uprush of the old emotion made reflection of any kind impossible.
Day and Night Stories | Algernon BlackwoodI must bear witness to my conviction that we are beholding a tremendous inrush or uprush of good into man and his world.
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British Dictionary definitions for uprush
/ (ˈʌpˌrʌʃ) /
an upward rush, as of consciousness
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