undertow
pronunciation
How to pronounce undertow in British English:
UK [ˈʌndətəʊ]
How to pronounce undertow in American English:
US [ˈʌndərtoʊ]
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- Noun:
- an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
- the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Word Origin
- undertow (n.)
- 1798, from under + tow (n.).
Example
- 1. At christmas , however , their father detected an undertow of sadness .
- 2. As she talks nostalgically of her days of glory . A poignant undertow emerges ( tina brown )
- 3. The undertow just grabbed me .
- 4. This week , and the next several weeks , a powerful undertow pulls daily life in all its myriad manifestations in a new direction .
- 5. Lunacy , bankruptcy , suicide and other unthinkable fates sooner or later afflict the noblest of clans with an undertow of gloom .