Surging

Examples

• The ship's prow cleaved on, with a faint noise of cleavage, into the complete night, without knowing, without seeing, only surging on. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The smoke from the fire was forcing me further and further back down the corridor toward the waters which I could hear surging through the darkness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• As we descended in great circles toward the navy docks a mighty multitude could be seen surging in the streets beneath. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He heard the thundering and surging out of doors, and it seemed to him as if his late angry mood were going about trying to get at him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Hark to the thundering in the chimney, and the surging noise! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Mrs. Fisher rose--she had seen Mrs. Bry surging back in her direction. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I sat on the top of the Western Union telegraph booth to watch the surging, crazy crowd. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Down went the Zodangans before that surging tide of war, and as my men cleared the lower decks I sprang to the forward deck where stood Zat Arras. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• A mighty influence is abroad, surging and heaving the world, as with an earthquake. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• They found it surging and tossing, in quest of Defarge himself. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Obviously, however, this surging up of personal factors into conscious recognition is a part of the whole activity in its temporal development. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• I half believed her; for I felt indeed only bad feelings surging in my breast. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• These old familiar sounds that are so distinctive of green Martian life sent a thrill of pleasure surging through me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

Editor: Tamara