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GROUND SWELL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A broad and deep undulation of the ocean

Synonyms:

ground swell; heavy swell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("ground swell" is a kind of...):

crestless wave; swell (the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression

Example:

there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("ground swell" is a kind of...):

transition (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)

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