uprush
Swift vertical rise
A sudden upward surge or rush: an uprush of water from the geyser, an uprush of emotion.
The word captures both physical movement—waves, wind, lava—and figurative swellings of feeling or memory.
Less common than its opposite, downrush.
Sudden emotional release
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- wellingRising to overflow
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
torrent · swell · wave · overflow · gush · tide · flare · pang
Flow out forcefully
- spurtSudden forceful discharge
- jetForced fluid stream
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- torrentViolent rushing flow
outpouring · spout · burst · cascade · deluge · flood · stream · flow
outburst
Sudden emotional release
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- wellingRising to overflow
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
surge · torrent · swell · wave · overflow · gush · tide · flare · pang · stirring
gush
Flow out forcefully
torrent · outpouring · spout · burst · cascade · deluge · flood · stream · flow · current
swell
Increase in size
tide · surf · billow · whitecap · foam · spray · roller · comber · splash · wash
rise
Move to higher position
upswing · upward · skyward · elevation · mounting · upthrust · updraft · ascension · upwelling
- waveswave crest, shock wave, wave front, blast wave, seismic wave
- wave termswave height, wavelength, crest, trough, swell