Verb
To pass unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.
The news of the actor's death just washed over me, as I did not particularly like the man anyway.
To affect the emotions of (a person) suddenly and overwhelmingly.
A wave of embarrassment washed over me, as I became suddenly hot, and red in the face.
Of open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.
The river washed over the embankment at several places.
wash-over
Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. When I ride through Beverly Hills in the early morning, and all the sprinklers have turned off, the scents that wash over me are just heavenly. Being House is like flying, too. You're free of the gravity of what people think. Hugh Laurie
Sometimes we do not really become adults until we suffer a good whacking loss, and our lives in a sense catch up with us and wash over us like a wave and everything goes. Richard Ford
I want you to just let a wave of intolerance wash over you. I want you to let a wave of hatred wash over you. Yes, hate is good. ... Our goal is a Christian nation. We have a Biblical duty, we are called by God, to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want pluralism. Randall Terry
Seeing people catch a feeling in their spirit and sprint the aisles of the church while my cousins played driving, uplifting gospel stuck with me. I let that same feeling wash over me when I experience and perform music. Lizzo
If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again. Corsican Proverb