押し寄せる

おしよせる

to advance on

N1 #14,913

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside

Its kanji

押オウ · お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
寄キ · よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

In sentences

波なみまた波なみが岸辺きしべに押おし寄よせた。 Wave after wave surged upon the beach. #121654

洪水こうずいは窓まどの高たかさまで押おし寄よせた。 The flood water reached the level of the windows. #869836