upsurge
pronunciation
How to pronounce upsurge in British English:
UK [ˈʌpsɜ:dʒ]
How to pronounce upsurge in American English:
US [ˈʌpsɜrdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a sudden forceful flow
- a sudden or abrupt strong increase
Word Origin
- upsurge (n.)
- 1916, from up (adv.) + surge (n.).
Example
- 1. Swiss fiscalists report an upsurge of calls from france .
- 2. A troubling upsurge of opposition in western europe to migrants from eastern europe
- 3. Amid the recent global upsurge of climate-related anxiety , china 's leaders have spun its energy-efficiency drive as greenery .
- 4. Marketing experts say products designed by widely admired figures like jobs usually see an upsurge in sales after their death .
- 5. In response to the poll upsurge for mr kaczynski , mr tusk is now slowing the pace of reform and is talking of spending more money .