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gush
[ guhsh ]
verb (used without object)
- to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement:
Water gushed from the broken pipe.
- to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively:
She gushed with pride over her new grandchild.
- to have a sudden, copious flow, as of blood or tears.
verb (used with object)
- to emit suddenly, forcibly, or copiously.
Synonyms: spurt
noun
- a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- the fluid emitted.
- effusive and often insincere language or behavior.
gush
/ ɡʌʃ /
verb
- to pour out or cause to pour out suddenly and profusely, usually with a rushing sound
- to act or utter in an overeffusive, affected, or sentimental manner
noun
- a sudden copious flow or emission, esp of liquid
- something that flows out or is emitted
- an extravagant and insincere expression of admiration, sentiment, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˈgushing, adjective
- ˈgushingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- out·gush verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gush1
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Example Sentences
Ask most designers for their mentors and out will gush a waterfall of names.
On TripAdvisor, visitors gush about the tour and the supernatural experiences encountered during their stay.
In a gush of pro-America, anti–Soviet Union glory, the fourth installment in the Rocky saga pulls out all the stops.
Viewers of a 2011 60 Minutes segment saw Amaitis gush about his relationship with legendary sports bettor Billy Walters.
In a nation of couch potatoes, advertisers know the value of flogging their brands when the orchestra starts to gush.
Dr. May was glad to see that a gush of tears followed this exclamation, as Norman hid his face under the coverings.
It will gush from my heart—I must strike right here—strong and quick—it will not pain much.
Scarce a leaf stirs; only now and again a great, cool gush of air that makes my papers fly, and is gone.
I glanced through the letter again, and I felt a warm gush of pity for our poor deluded Liosha.
The honest orderliness and dignified calmness of his life, as I read it, are quite refreshing in this time of rush and gush.
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