Groundswell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment.
  • n. A broad deep undulation of the ocean, often caused by a distant storm or an earthquake.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance
  • n. A broadly-based shifting of public opinion
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean, caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  • n. A long, deep wave in the sea, sometimes caused by distant winds or storms.
  • n. A rising sentiment of support or enthusiasm, especially among the general public.
  • n. See under Ground.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete variant of groundsel.
  • n. A broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, occasioned by a distant storm or heavy gale, and sometimes also by distant seismic disturbances: sometimes used figuratively of a rolling surface of country, and also of a rising wave of sound or of emotion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
  • n. an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression
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