rushing

Everyday

1. Rushing means moving or doing something very fast, often because there is little time. tree →
2. Rushing water or wind moves fast and with force. tree →
3. Rushing someone means making them hurry. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday life and safety: rushing causes accidents — running on stairs, crossing the road without looking, or rushing a test and making careless mistakes; teachers say «Don't rush, check your work.» In nature, rushing rivers after rain are dangerous to cross or play in. In stories, rushing shows urgency or panic. Phrases: rushing around, rushing to school, rushing water, stop rushing, no need to rush, rushed off one's feet.

Examples

• We were rushing to catch the bus. tree →
• Stop rushing and check your answers. tree →
• The rushing river was too strong to cross. tree →
• Don't go rushing down the stairs. tree →
• I could hear the wind rushing through the trees. tree →
• Mum is always rushing in the morning. tree →
• She made mistakes because she was rushing her homework. tree →
• The firefighters came rushing to help. tree →
• ‘I am here!’ shrieked Farmer Weatherbeard, rushing out of doors. tree →

Note

Form of «rush»: rush (now), rushed (past), rushing (-ing). «Rush hour» is the busy time when people go to and from work. Safety: never rush into deep or fast-moving water, even if it looks shallow. In tests, rushing is a common cause of wrong answers in maths — read the question twice.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah pictures the sefirot as rushing forth and back like a whirlwind, obeying God's command and bowing at his throne. In the primary lessons: Everyday life and safety: rushing causes accidents — running on stairs, crossing the road without looking, or rushing a test and making careless mistakes; teachers say «Don't rush, check your work.» In nature, rushing rivers after rain are dangerous to cross or play in. In stories, rushing shows urgency or panic. Phrases: rushing around, rushing to school, rushing water, stop rushing, no need to rush, rushed off one's feet.

Examples

• The word of God is in them as they burst forth, and as they return; they obey the divine command, rushing along as a whirlwind, returning to prostrate themselves at his throne. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters! (Prophets ISA.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place'; (Prophets EZK.3.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• also the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing. (Prophets EZK.3.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Form of «rush»: rush (now), rushed (past), rushing (-ing). «Rush hour» is the busy time when people go to and from work. Safety: never rush into deep or fast-moving water, even if it looks shallow. In tests, rushing is a common cause of wrong answers in maths — read the question twice.