ground swell
NounSynonyms:
heavy swell
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression“there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment”Type of transition
- a broad and deep undulation of the oceanSynonyms: heavy swellType of swell, crestless wave
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ground swell
. See under Ground.
From the entry Swell.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54