gush

[ guhsh ]

/ gʌʃ /

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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.

noun

a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.

the fluid emitted.

effusive and often insincere language or behavior.

Origin of gush

1350–1400; Middle English; probably phonesthemic in orig.; see gust¹, rush¹

SYNONYMS FOR gush

1 pour, stream, flood. See flow.

4 spurt.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gush

gush·ing·ly, adverb out·gush, verb (used with object) un·gush·ing, adjective

Words nearby gush

guru, guru granth, guru nanak, guryev, gus, gush, gusher, gushy, gusset, gussie, gussied up

Example sentences from the Web for gushed

“This is a prestigious panel, an all-star group,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) gushed of the five people sitting before him.

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I just gushed about my husband and he never brought it up again.

San Diego’s Rage Against the Mayor |Caitlin Dickson |August 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Helen cultivated a low and seductively breathy voice and gushed with compliments to win people to her wishes.

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But the transformation that Jowell gushed about simply never materialized.

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But while promoting Rock of Ages in May, he gushed about Holmes like they were still madly in love.

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It gushed down upon her bed and was already flooding the cave floor.

Into the Primitive |Robert Ames Bennet
His eyes seemed to feast upon the purple stream that gushed from the wound, and stained the carpet.

City Crimes |Greenhorn
As his body was consumed, the bystanders were astonished at the quantity of blood that gushed from his heart.

From John O'Groats to Land's End |Robert Naylor and John Naylor
De Hooch stared at the twisted pipes and the stream of water that gushed out of a cracked valve.

The Bramble Bush |Gordon Randall Garrett
They gushed, of course, they always gush, but one felt so apart.

Lady Cassandra |Mrs George de Horne Vaizey

British Dictionary definitions for gushed

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

Derived forms of gush

gushing, adjective gushingly, adverb

Word Origin for gush

C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Old Norse gjósa, Icelandic gusa

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gush

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of gush

SYNONYMS FOR gush

OTHER WORDS FROM gush

Words nearby gush

Words related to gushed

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