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surging

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɝdʒɪŋ// UK //sˈɜːdʒɪŋ// surg·ing

adj. moving or increasing very quickly and strongly. You use this to describe things like rising prices, crowds of people, or powerful waves.

adj. characterised by a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement. Often describes rapid increases in quantitative data or physical momentum.


SIMPLE

The surging crowd pushed toward the stage.

CONTEXTUAL

Economists are worried about surging energy prices as winter approaches and demand increases.

COMPLEX

The surging tide eventually breached the old sea wall, flooding the lower streets of the village for the first time in decades.

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Often used as a participial adjective before a noun to describe rapid growth or movement.

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