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surging
Adjective
1. characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"
(synonym) billowy, billowing(a)
(similar) stormy
surge
Noun
1. a sudden forceful flow
(synonym) rush, spate, upsurge
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) debris surge, debris storm
(derivation) billow, heave
2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"
(synonym) upsurge
(hypernym) increase, step-up
3. a large sea wave
(synonym) billow
(hypernym) wave, moving ridge
(derivation) scend
Verb
1. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
(synonym) billow, heave
(hypernym) inflate, blow up
(derivation) rush, spate, upsurge
2. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes"
(synonym) soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom
(hypernym) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
(hyponym) billow, wallow
(derivation) upsurge
3. rise or move foward; "surging waves"
(synonym) tide
(hypernym) run, flow, feed, course
(derivation) billow
4. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
(synonym) scend
(hypernym) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
(derivation) billow
5. see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"
(hypernym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(derivation) upsurge
(classification) sport, athletics