wash over

Meaning

Verb

  • To pass unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.
  • To affect the emotions of (a person) suddenly and overwhelmingly.
  • Of open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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