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- [surj]
- /sɜrdʒ/
- /sɜːdʒ/
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- [surj]
- /sɜrdʒ/
Definitions of surged word
- noun surged a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob. 1
- noun surged a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something: a billowing surge of smoke. 1
- noun surged a sudden, strong increase or burst: a surge of energy; surges of emotion. 1
- noun surged Military. a significant increase in the number of troops deployed to an area. 1
- noun surged the rolling swell of the sea. 1
- noun surged the swelling and rolling sea: The surge crashed against the rocky coast. 1
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Origin of surged
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; perhaps < Latin surgere to spring up, arise, stand up
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Parts of speech for Surged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
surged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surged
verb surged
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- cascaded — a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface.
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
noun surged
- barraged — Simple past tense and past participle of barrage.
- corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
- crescendoed — Music. a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. a musical passage characterized by such an increase. the performance of a crescendo passage: The crescendo by the violins is too abrupt.
- gushed — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
- gusted — Archaic. flavor or taste.
Antonyms for surged
verb surged
- ebbed — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
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