"rushing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/ Forms: more rushing [comparative], most rushing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} rushing (comparative more rushing, superlative most rushing)
  1. Rapidly flowing or surging.
    Sense id: en-rushing-en-adj-eMqwtTtk
  2. (Canada, US, dated) Full of activity, busy. Tags: Canada, US, dated
    Sense id: en-rushing-en-adj-5CNt~S4x Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 90 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 89 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 91 3 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/ Forms: rushings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} rushing (plural rushings)
  1. A rapid surging motion.
    Sense id: en-rushing-en-noun-Z11nq0jR

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rushing
  1. present participle and gerund of rush Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rush
    Sense id: en-rushing-en-verb-vjNZ-G5e

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1917, Marion G. Kirkpatrick, chapter 13, in The Rural School from Within, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, page 141:",
          "text": "There are a few months in the winter when business on the farm is less rushing than during other times […]",
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        {
          "ref": "1921, George Wesley Davis, chapter 18, in Sketches of Butte, Boston: Cornhill, page 166:",
          "text": "In the places where “hard licker” was still to be had patrons were lined in front of the bar in a double rank and the trade in bottled goods was as rushing as the bar patronage.",
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        {
          "ref": "1932 October 26, “Book Exchange Will Continue Payments”, in The McGill Daily, volume 22, number 19, page 4:",
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          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "1937, Zora Neale Hurston, chapter 5, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, University of Illinois Press, published 1978, page 66:",
          "text": "Janie was astonished to see the money Jody had spent for the land come back to him so fast. Ten new families bought lots and moved to town in six weeks. It all looked too big and rushing for her to keep track of.",
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          "ref": "1917, Marion G. Kirkpatrick, chapter 13, in The Rural School from Within, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, page 141:",
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