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1surge Listen to audio/ˈsɚʤ/ verb
surg·es; surged; surg·ing
[no obj] 1 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move very quickly and suddenly in a particular direction
We all surged toward the door. She surged past the other runners. Thoughts of what could happen were surging through his mind. She has been surging in the polls. [=she is quickly becoming more popular as a candidate]
2 : to suddenly increase to an unusually high level
Housing prices have surged in recent months. Interest in the sport has been surging.
— surging adjective
surging oil costs surging demand/growth the country's surging population a surging interest in the sport

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