RUSHING Synonyms
There are 32 hypernyms of the word rushing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RUSHING
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dashing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lively and spirited • marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | ||||||||
flying | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • an instance of traveling by air adjective satellite • moving swiftly • hurried and brief | ||||||||
hurrying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • changing location rapidly adjective satellite • moving with great haste | ||||||||
speeding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • changing location rapidly | ||||||||
tearing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • shedding tears adjective satellite • marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid | ||||||||
bolting | verbv | |||||||
noun • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key • the act of moving with great haste • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adverb • in a rigid manner • directly verb • move or jump suddenly • secure or lock with a bolt • swallow hastily • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • eat hastily without proper chewing • make or roll into bolts | ||||||||
darting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot • a tapered tuck made in dressmaking • a sudden quick movement verb • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart • run or move very quickly or hastily • move with sudden speed | ||||||||
hastening | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • act at high speed • move hurridly • speed up the progress of; facilitate • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||||
hustling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • a rapid active commotion verb • cause to move furtively and hurriedly • move or cause to move energetically or busily • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • get by trying hard • pressure or urge someone into an action | ||||||||
scrambling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an unceremonious and disorganized struggle • rushing about hastily in an undignified way verb • to move hurriedly • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling • bring into random order • stir vigorously • make unintelligible | ||||||||
sprinting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quick run verb • run very fast, usually for a short distance | ||||||||
zipping | verbv | |||||||
noun • a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail • a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential • forceful exertion • a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab verb • close with a zipper • move very fast | ||||||||
zooming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a rapid rise • the act of rising upward into the air verb • move along very quickly • move with a low humming noise • rise rapidly | ||||||||
hasten | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • act at high speed • move hurridly • speed up the progress of; facilitate • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||||
hurry | verbv | |||||||
noun • a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry • overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner verb • move very fast • act at high speed • urge to an unnatural speed | ||||||||
race | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any competition • a contest of speed • people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock • (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • a canal for a current of water verb • move hurridly • compete in a race • to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others • cause to move fast or to rush or race | ||||||||
boot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg • compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools • the swift release of a store of affective force • protective casing for something that resembles a leg • an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg • a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed • the act of delivering a blow with the foot verb • kick; give a boot to • cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | ||||||||
charge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an impetuous rush toward someone or something • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense • the price charged for some article or service • the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • a special assignment that is given to a person or group • a person committed to your care • financial liabilities (such as a tax) • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object • the swift release of a store of affective force • request for payment of a debt • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time verb • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against • demand payment • move quickly and violently • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to • file a formal charge against • make an accusatory claim • fill or load to capacity • enter a certain amount as a charge • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution • give over to another for care or safekeeping • pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt • lie down on command, of hunting dogs • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • place a heraldic bearing on • provide (a device) with something necessary • direct into a position for use • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence • instruct or command with authority • attribute responsibility to • set or ask for a certain price • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge • saturate | ||||||||
festinate | verbv | |||||||
verb • act at high speed | ||||||||
flush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health • sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) • a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) adverb • squarely or solidly • in the same plane adjective satellite • of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame • cause to flow through something • glow or cause to glow with warm color or light • make level or straight • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid • irrigate with water from a sluice • cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | ||||||||