I know that you can say that “a crowd surged forward.” However, can you say that “I surged forward”? Can the verb “surge” be used in reference to a single person?
1 Answer
Yes, surge can be used to refer to a single person to indicate a fast movement forward:
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly and with force in a particular direction:
- The gates opened and the crowd surged forward.
- Flood waters surged into their homes.
- He surged past the other runners on the last lap.
Oxford Learners' Dictionary
Usage example from Nebula Award Showcase:.
- ...was descending now in maddeningly slow motion, but as soon as I was down, Cassandra still clinging hard to me, I surged forward a couple of paces then leapt up again. This time, there was nothing but unrelenting bulkhead overhead, and ...
Ngram: I surged forward