ALL meanings of surging
surge
S s - noun surging a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob. 1
- noun surging a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something: a billowing surge of smoke. 1
- noun surging a sudden, strong increase or burst: a surge of energy; surges of emotion. 1
- noun surging Military. a significant increase in the number of troops deployed to an area. 1
- noun surging the rolling swell of the sea. 1
- noun surging the swelling and rolling sea: The surge crashed against the rocky coast. 1
- noun surging a swelling wave; billow. 1
- noun surging Meteorology. a widespread change in atmospheric pressure that is in addition to cyclonic and normal diurnal changes. storm surge. 1
- noun surging Electricity. a sudden rush or burst of current or voltage. a violent oscillatory disturbance. 1
- noun surging Nautical. a slackening or slipping back, as of a rope or cable. 1
- noun surging Machinery. an uneven flow and strong momentum given to a fluid, as water in a tank, resulting in a rapid, temporary rise in pressure. pulsating unevenness of motion in an engine or gas turbine. 1
- verb without object surging (of a ship) to rise and fall, toss about, or move along on the waves: to surge at anchor. 1
- verb without object surging to rise, roll, move, or swell forward in or like waves: The sea surged against the shore. The crowd surged back and forth. 1
- verb without object surging to rise as if by a heaving or swelling force: Blood surged to his face. 1
- verb without object surging Electricity. to increase suddenly, as current or voltage. to oscillate violently. 1
- verb without object surging Nautical. to slack off or loosen a rope or cable around a capstan or windlass. to slip back, as a rope. 1
- verb without object surging Machinery. to move with pulsating unevenness, as something driven by an engine or gas turbine. 1
- verb with object surging to cause to surge or roll in or as in waves. 1
- verb with object surging Nautical. to slacken (a rope). 1