rushing

1 of 2

noun

rush·​ing ˈrə-shiŋ 

: the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays

also : yardage gained by running plays

rushing

2 of 2

present participle of rush entry 2

Examples of rushing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Now, the reality has set in for a football team that has not been able to establish a rushing attack, while dwindling in the passing game behind their backup quarterbacks. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Edwards needs 16 yards to set a career-high in yards and two more rushing touchdowns to set a career-best in that stat. — Steven Johnson october 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Running back Kenneth Walker nearly matched that total with 173 rushing yards. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Williams capped the scoring and the first 150-yard rushing game by a Dallas player since Ezekiel Elliott in 2018 with a 2-yard TD. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rushing

• blushing
• brushing
• crushing
• gushing
• hushing
• unblushing