rushings
Hasty forward motions
Rushings is the plural of rushing, referring to instances of moving quickly or forcefully.
In American football, rushings are running plays or statistics: His rushings totaled 150 yards.
The word also applies to decorative gathered fabric trim, where multiple rushings adorn a garment: The dress featured delicate rushings along the bodice.
Having great strength
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
vigorous · momentum · thrust · drive · energy · explosive · intense · violent
Excessive quickness
- hurryMove with urgency
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
crisis · time-sensitive · last-minute · frantic · desperate · scramble · frenzy · panic
Quick burst or pinch
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
hustle · gallop · race · charge · bolt · hurry · scramble · stampede
Violent rushing flow
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- rapidsTurbulent river section
surge · deluge · flood · inundation · spillover · outpouring · rivulet · brook
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- sackRough fabric bag
- tackleGear or takedown
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
quarterback · pocket · pressure · snap · scrimmage · charge · penetration
powerful
Having great strength
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
fierce · vigorous · momentum · thrust · drive · energy · explosive · intense · violent · sweeping
haste
Excessive quickness
pressing · crisis · time-sensitive · last-minute · frantic · desperate · scramble · frenzy · panic · immediacy
dash
Quick burst or pinch
scuttle · hustle · gallop · race · charge · bolt · hurry · scramble · stampede · bustle
torrent
Violent rushing flow
rapids · surge · deluge · flood · inundation · spillover · outpouring · rivulet · brook · stream
blitz
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- sackRough fabric bag
- tackleGear or takedown
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
defensive · quarterback · pocket · pressure · snap · scrimmage · charge · penetration
rushingscrawlings
Movements on all fours
ploddings · ambling · meandering · moseying · inching
rushingsdeliberations
Careful group discussion
hesitations · pausing · waiting · delaying · procrastinating
rushingssauntering
Walking in unhurried manner
lingerings · loiterings · dallying · idlings · taking one's time
- rushing waterFast-moving liquid flow
- rushing inEntering with haste
- rushing yardsDistance gained by carrying
- rushing recordTop ground-gaining achievement