All surge synonyms
surge
S s verb surge
- disembogue β to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- hasting β swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- get to one's feet β To stand up.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- ebb and flow β tidal movement
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- overcrowd β Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- make short work of β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- wigwag β Nautical. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
- come around β If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- barrelling β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- let off steam β a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
- welling β a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
- flood β a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- eddy β a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- lollop β British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- counterattacking β Present participle of counterattack.
- blow one's top β to lose one's temper
- fly off the handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- fleeted β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- overcrowding β Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- curvet β a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- have a fit β become angry, upset
- blow a fuse β If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm.
- go berserk β If someone or something goes berserk, they lose control of themselves and become very angry or violent.
- jet β a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
noun surge
- gaggle β to cackle.
- combers β Plural form of comber.
- growth β the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- whitecap β a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- highlands β a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- whitecaps β Plural form of whitecap.
- barrage β A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- outbreak β a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- gush β to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
- impulse β the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- germination β to begin to grow or develop.
- corkscrew β A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
- beachcomber β A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- onrush β a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- outburst β a sudden and violent release or outpouring: an outburst of tears.
- ebullition β a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
- flare up β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.