Surge - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sɜːrdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word surge
Brit.  |sɜːdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word surge

noun

- a sudden forceful flow (syn: rush, spate, upsurge)
- a sudden or abrupt strong increase (syn: upsurge)
stimulated a surge of speculation
an upsurge of emotion
an upsurge in violent crime
- a large sea wave (syn: billow)

verb

- rise and move, as in waves or billows (syn: billow, heave)
The army surged forward
- rise rapidly (syn: soar, zoom)
- rise or move forward (syn: tide)
- rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
the boats surged
- see one's performance improve
He levelled the score and then surged ahead

Extra examples

We all surged toward the door.

She surged past the other runners.

Thoughts of what could happen were surging through his mind.

Housing prices have surged in recent months.

Interest in the sport has been surging.

The sport is enjoying a surge in popularity.

There was a sudden surge toward the door.

There has been a surge of immigrants into the city.

Uncontrollable anger surged up when he saw what had been done.

As soon as the pipe was opened, the water surged out.

The taxi surged forward.

The crowd surged through the gates.

She could feel anger surging inside her.

A wave surged up towards them.

Adrenalin surged through her veins.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: surge
he/she/it: surges
present participle: surging
past tense: surged
past participle: surged
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