押し寄せる

おしよせる

to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside

JLPT N1

Details

Part of Speech:: Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Romaji:: oshiyoseru

Example Sentences

津波が海岸に押し寄せて、多くの家屋が流された。

The tsunami surged toward the coast and swept away many houses.

波が押し寄せる音が聞こえる

I can hear the sound of the waves crashing.

大波が突然海岸に押し寄せ、遊泳客が避難した。

A huge wave suddenly surged toward the coast, and swimmers evacuated.