wash over
Flood your senses
To wash over is to pass across or through someone without requiring effort or response.
Waves wash over rocks; feelings wash over people.
The phrase suggests being engulfed by something beyond your control: A sense of calm washed over her.
It often describes emotions experienced passively rather than actively processed: Let the music wash over you.
Oscillating motion through medium
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- rushQuick sudden movement
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
sweep · flow · ripple · pulse · tingle · shiver · warmth · chill
Defeat by excess
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- sweepBrush clean with broom
envelop · consume · hit · strike · move · affect · touch · grip
Oscillating motion through medium
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- surfWaves near shore
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
foam · breaker · swell · current · rinse · lap · flow · cascade
Refuse to notice
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
- let goCease holding something
- unbotheredNot disturbed or concerned
indifferent · unaffected · detach · roll off · slide off · pass by · tune out · shrug off
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
cascade · sweep · flow · ripple · pulse · tingle · shiver · warmth · chill · flush
overwhelm
Defeat by excess
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
sweep · envelop · consume · hit · strike · move · affect · touch · grip · seize
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
spray · foam · breaker · swell · current · rinse · lap · flow · cascade · stream
ignore
Refuse to notice
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
- let goCease holding something
unbothered · indifferent · unaffected · detach · roll off · slide off · pass by · tune out · shrug off · deflect