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Definition of Groundswell
1. Noun. (nautical) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance ¹
2. Noun. (context: by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groundswell
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundswell
Literary usage of Groundswell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. To the Cape for Diamonds.: A Story of Digging Experiences in South Africa by Frederick Boyle (1873)
"... proclaimed—Mr. Gilfillan stops the rioters—A groundswell of disorder next
day—Threats sent to ..."
2. Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence by Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin (1835)
"If others answer, mint and basil, though they sprout largely, yet they will hardly
afford flowers, much less seed;—senecio, or groundswell, seems best to ..."
3. The Open Air by Richard Jefferies (1885)
"To-day the groundswell was more active, the waves closer together, not having
had time to forget the force of the extinct gale. Yet the sea looked calm as a ..."
4. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the state earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1908)
"On the days of observation at the clam patch the sea was calm, except for a
moderate groundswell, so that the normal equilibrium of the water-surface ..."
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