GROUNDSWELL


Meaning of GROUNDSWELL in English

/ ˈgraʊndswel; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] groundswell (of sth) ( formal ) the sudden increase of a particular feeling among a group of people :

a groundswell of support

There was a groundswell of opinion that he should resign.

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