inrush

[ in-ruhsh ]

noun

1. a rushing rush rushing or pouring in.

inrush

/ ˈɪnˌrʌʃ /

noun

1. a sudden usually overwhelming inward flow or rush; influx

Derived Forms

• ˈinˌrushing, nounadjective

Other Words From

• inrushing noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inrush¹

First recorded in 1810–20; in- ¹ + rush ¹

Example Sentences

Twas cold, and the lamp was flaring: I closed the door against this inrush of weather.

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A turn of the valve resulted in a sudden short inrush of water.

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Elizabeth asked her lover in the first inrush of this new tide of experience which was soon to bear her far from the old life.

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The points of inrush, the tideways of these Pandour Deluges seem to be mainly three.

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It is a question which of the two gained the greatest inrush of sunshine by those openings.

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Related Words

• arrival
• incursion
• inflow
• introduction
• invasion