Meaning

2 senses

  1. Rushing or flowing forward

  2. (figuratively)Attacking

Examples

2 sentences

  1. He lobbed the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper.

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  2. The ball crashed against the crossbar, slammed down and bounced up over stationary and onrushing players alike.

    deDer Ball krachte gegen die Latte, ging hernieder und sprang über dastehende wie heranstürmende Spieler zugleich hinweg.

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Origin

From on- + rushing.

From on- + rushing.

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Forms

more onrushing, most onrushing
Comparativemore onrushing Lesson
Superlativemost onrushing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
flowing forward:fluentB1
streaming

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
onlyA1onoonomatopoeiaonsenonsetonshore
onrushing — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto