surging

Definition of Surging in English :

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Adjective

1. billowing, billowy, surging

characterized by great swelling waves or surges

Example Sentences:
'billowy storm clouds'
'the restless billowing sea'
'surging waves'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Surging

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noun

1.

a strong rush or sweep; sudden increase

a surge of anger

2.

the rolling swell of the sea, esp after the passage of a large wave

3.

a heavy rolling motion or sound

the surge of the trumpets

4.

an undulating rolling surface, as of hills

5.

a billowing cloud or volume

6. nautical

a temporary release or slackening of a rope or cable

7.

a large momentary increase in the voltage or current in an electric circuit

8.

an upward instability or unevenness in the power output of an engine

9. astronomy

a short-lived disturbance, occurring during the eruption of a solar flare

verb

10. (intransitive)

(of waves, the sea, etc) to rise or roll with a heavy swelling motion

11. (intransitive)

to move like a heavy sea

12. nautical

to slacken or temporarily release (a rope or cable) from a capstan or (of a rope, etc) to be slackened or released and slip back

13. (intransitive)

(of an electric current or voltage) to undergo a large momentary increase

14. (transitive) rare

to cause to move in or as if in a wave or waves

Surging

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noun

1.

a.

a large mass of or as of moving water; wave; swell; billow

b.

such waves or billows collectively or in a series

2.

a movement of or like that of a mass of water; violent rolling, sweeping, or swelling motion

the surge of the sea

3.

a sudden, sharp increase of electric current or voltage in a circuit

4.

any sudden, strong increase, as of energy, enthusiasm, etc.

5. Nautical

a.

the concave part of a capstan or windlass, upon which the rope surges, or slips

b.

such a surging, or slipping

verb intransitiveWord forms: surged or ˈsurging

6.

to have a heavy, violent swelling motion; move in or as in a surge or surges

7.

to rise and fall or be tossed about on waves, as a ship

8.

to increase suddenly or abnormally

said of electric current or voltage

9.

to slip, as a rope or cable on a capstan or windlass

verb transitive

10.

to slacken or release (a rope or cable) suddenly

Surging

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v. surged, surg·ing, surg·es

v.intr.

1. To rise and move in a billowing or swelling manner.

2. To roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat.

3. To move like advancing waves: The fans surged forward to see the movie star.

4. To increase suddenly: As favorable reviews came out, interest in the software surged.

5. To improve one's performance suddenly, especially in bettering one's standing in a competition.

6. Nautical To slip around a windlass. Used of a rope.

v.tr.

1. To make a dramatic increase in: "Since the attacks in Paris, we've surged intelligence-sharing with our European allies" (Barack Obama).

2. Nautical To loosen or slacken (a cable) suddenly.

n.

1. A powerful wave or swell of water.

2.

a. A sudden rushing motion like that of a great wave: The surge of the herd forced some animals into the river.

b. The forward and backward motion of a ship subjected to wave action.

3.

a. A sudden onrush or increase: a surge of joy; a surge in prices.

b. A period of intense effort that improves a competitor's standing, as in a race.

c. A sudden, transient increase or oscillation in electric current or voltage.

d. Astronomy A brief increase in the intensity of solar activity such as X-ray emission, solar wind, solar flares, and prominences.

4. Nautical

a. The part of a windlass into which the cable surges.

b. A temporary release or slackening of a cable.

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