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gush

  [guhsh]
Use gush in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
2. to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively: She gushed with pride over her new grandchild.
3. to have a sudden, copious flow, as of blood or tears.
–verb (used with object)
4. to emit suddenly, forcibly, or copiously.
–noun
5. a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
6. the fluid emitted.
7. effusive and often insincere language or behavior.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; prob. phonesthemic in orig.; see gust 1 , rush 1

Related forms:
gush⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. pour, stream, flood. See flow. 4. spurt.
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gush   (gŭsh)   
v.   gushed, gush·ing, gush·es

v.   intr.

  1. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant.

  2. To emit a sudden and abundant flow, as of tears.

  3. To make an excessive display of sentiment or enthusiasm: gushed over the baby.

v.   tr.
To emit abundantly; pour forth.
n.  

  1. A sudden copious outflow: a gush of tears.

  2. Excessively demonstrative language or behavior.


[Middle English gushen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gush 
12c., gosshien "make noises in the stomach," later (c.1400) "rush out suddenly, pour out," probably formed onomatopoeically in Eng. under infl. of O.N. gusa "to gush, spurt," related to geyser. Metaphoric sense of "speak in an effusive manner" first recorded 1873. Gusher "oil well that flows without pumping" is from 1886.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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