From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgroundswellground‧swell /ˈɡraʊndswel/ noun INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC[singular] a sudden increase in a particular feeling among peoplegroundswell of There is a groundswell of opinion that tougher laws are needed. a groundswell of support for the prime minister
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groundswell• Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi is trying to build a groundswell of support akin to the civil rights, labor and anti-war movements.• But right here I feel a groundswell of change that says to me this is where things are happening.• This marked the beginning of a new groundswell in activity directed at institutionalizing the lunar distance method.• But there was no groundswell of support for this position - not until 1940.• After decades of stagnation, there is a popular groundswell for speedy change and a market economy.• It was not primarily from the left that the groundswell of absolute pacifism emerged in the later 1930s.• The groundswell of contrarians desperate to make a case for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday has not yet gathered.groundswell of support• Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi is trying to build a groundswell of support akin to the civil rights, labor and anti-war movements.• But there was no groundswell of support for this position - not until 1940. 