undertow

Speech parts

1. undertow - Noun

2. undertow - Verb

Meaning

The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.

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A good writer cannot avoid having social consciousness. I don't mean this about small pieces of writing, but about a big book. If it's a big book, there has to be more than one undertow. Marguerite Young

I think I write serious comedies. I would love to be able to write for pure pleasure, but the undertow is always loneliness. Patrick Marber

Baseball presents a living heritage, a game poised between the powerful undertow of seasons past and the hope of next day, next week, next year. John Thorn

Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out. Adam Jones

So many songs in their catalog combine guitar, bass, and drums into this gnarly undertow for Weiland to swirl around in. “Pruno” is one of the finest examples of its kind, an absolute crusher that shows off so many of this band’s strengths. Source: Internet

Stop thinking about what you “need” to do, because that word contains a strong undertow of coercion and unwillingness. Source: Internet

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