INRUSH

inpouring, inpour, inrush

(noun) an inflow; “an inpouring of spiritual comfort”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inrush (plural inrushes)

A crowding or flooding in.

The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.

Synonyms

• surge

Verb

inrush (third-person singular simple present inrushes, present participle inrushing, simple past and past participle inrushed)

(obsolete) To rush in.

Anagrams

• Rushin, runish, rush in

Source: Wiktionary


In"rush`, n.

Definition: A rush inwards; as, the inrush of the tide. G. Eliot.

In*rush", v. i.

Definition: To rush in. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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