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groundswell
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1818, from ground (n.) + swell (n.). Figurative sense is attested from 1817.
Wikipedia
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Groundswell is a book by Forrester Research executives Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff that focuses on how companies can take advantage of emerging social technologies . It was published in 2008 by Harvard Business Press . A revised edition was published in ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance 2 (context by extension English) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
groundswell \ground"swell`\ (ground"sw[e^]l`), n. A long, deep wave in the sea, sometimes caused by distant winds or storms. A rising sentiment of support or enthusiasm, especially among the general public; as, a groundswell of opinion favoring campaign ...
Usage examples of groundswell.
How To Stage the Countercoup We, the people, can start a groundswell that will eventually topple the Bush/Cheney Junta–with a commitment of only a couple of hours a week.
On the video screen, to the accompaniment of Bach supported by the alien groundswell of electric guitars from the floor below, Raquel Welch in an animal-skin bikini fled from a dinosaur.
Now the groundswells were getting taller, their crests torn off, but the bulk of every wave remaining, its face surging up as it encountered the sea bottom.
The groundswell was coming out of the north, almost directly ahead of them, so that looking to port or starboard the horizon line was particularly jagged, a wavy line of blue water against the blue sky, in a too-small circle surrounding the ship-as if the proper Terran distance to the horizon were stubbornly embedded in the brain's optics, so that when they saw things clearly here, they would always appear to stand on a planet too small for them.
The groundswell was coming out of the north, almost directly ahead of them, so that looking to port or starboard the horizon line was particularly jagged, a wavy line of blue water against the blue sky, in a too-small circle surrounding the ship—.
In fact, he had expected to face down the Emperor there, aided by a groundswell of popular support from the other nobles.