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Rushing   /rˈəʃɪŋ/   Listen
Rushing

noun
1.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line.  Synonym: rush.
2.
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.  Synonyms: haste, hurry, rush.



Rush

verb
(past & past part. rushed; pres. part. rushing)
1.
Move fast.  Synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush along, speed, step on it.  "The cars raced down the street"
2.
Attack suddenly.
3.
Urge to an unnatural speed.  Synonym: hurry.
4.
Act or move at high speed.  Synonyms: festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp.  "Hurry--it's late!"
5.
Run with the ball, in football.
6.
Cause to move fast or to rush or race.  Synonym: race.
7.
Cause to occur rapidly.  Synonyms: hasten, induce, stimulate.



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"Rushing" Quotes from Famous Books



... hundred yards without dismounting would be an exceptional performance in Adrianople after a rain, and I soon find that I have made a mistake in attempting it, for, as I mount, the mob grows fairly wild and riotous with excitement, flinging their red fezes at the wheels, rushing up behind and giving the bicycle smart pushes forward, in their eagerness to see it go faster, and more than one stone comes bounding along the street, wantonly flung by some young savage unable to contain himself. I quickly decide upon allaying the excitement by dismounting, and trundling until ...
— Around the World on a Bicycle V1 • Thomas Stevens

... were going too smoothly, the eldest boy would come out with some tale about all the clocks in the house being five minutes slow, and of his having been late for school the previous day in consequence. This would send my uncle rushing impetuously down to the gate, where he would recollect that he had with him neither his bag nor his umbrella. All the children that my aunt could not stop would charge after him, two of them struggling for the umbrella, the others surging round the bag. And when they returned we would ...
— Three Men on the Bummel • Jerome K. Jerome

... unsatisfied with all he has achieved in speed and comfort, looks to more rapid and easier modes of conveyance. Scientific men have been for many years engaged in experiments by means of which they hope to replace the ocean by the atmosphere as a public highway for nations; and the currents of air rushing in every direction with the velocity of the most rapid winds may yet be used by our children instead of rivers, thenceforth deserted, and of ocean-streams at last left empty and waste as before the voyages of ...
— Irish Race in the Past and the Present • Aug. J. Thebaud

... said snowball; he did not use greater means. We were rushing up a hill with the enemy in front of us. It was in Winter. The captain and the drummer boy led the march; but as soon as they came to the top of the hill there stood the enemy in line. 'Aim!' commanded the enemy's officer, and all the guns pointed right at the captain. Quick as lightning ...
— Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) - Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales • Various

... that you would be better and happier by thoroughly examining the evidences for Christianity, how can I hear you say you will not read any book on the subject, without being pained? But God bless you under all circumstances. I will say no more. Only do not talk of 'shocking my prejudices,' or of 'rushing to see me 'before' I am a Deacon.' I wish to see you at all times; and as to our different opinions, we can ...
— The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals, Volume 2. • Lord Byron


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