Synonyms for rushing
rush·ing

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1. rush, rushingnoun

   (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

   "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, rush, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

2. haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, boot, precipitation, rush, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, haste, charge, hurry, thrill, hastiness

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Run

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1. List of paraphrases for "rushing":

   speeding, hurrying

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How to use rushing in a sentence?

1. Clyde Cain:

   They’re making it difficult for us to rescue them, you have people rushing the boat. Everyone wants to get in at the same time. They’re panicking. Water is rising.

2. Hisham Zaazou:

   The impact is minimal now but if it extends longer the impact will be much more, hopefully, things will be better in the coming year but ... people are not behind doors and once things are OK they open the door and will keep rushing in. It will take some few months later after the resumption of flights.

3. Alan Klein:

   In presidential election years in the U.S., the M&A market really slows down considerably come September, particularly when there is no incumbent and the market is uncertain, so people were rushing to get deals done. The heightened volatility over the next few weeks may mean that window has disappeared.

4. Alice Joossens:

   Sammy kind of woke me up and roused me to the door. I looked out the door and saw Marilyn laying on the ground, so we all came rushing out.

5. Sabio Robles Lerian:

   It was 3 in the morning, I was in my bunk when I heard people screaming 'big wave!' There was a powerful movement, I fell to the floor and all of a sudden water was rushing in.