on|rush|ing

on|rush|ing
on|rush|ing «ON RUHSH ihng, AWN-», adjective.
that rushes on; moving forward rapidly: »

the onrushing crowd at a bargain sale, onrushing vehicles; the onrushing advent of television (Maclean's).


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