gush

¹gush

verb \ˈgəsh\

Definition of GUSH

intransitive verb

1

: to issue copiously or violently

2

: to emit a sudden copious flow

3

: to make an effusive display of affection or enthusiasm <an aunt gushing over the baby>

transitive verb

1

: to emit in a copious free flow

2

: to say or write effusively

— gush·ing·ly \ˈgə-shiŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of GUSH

1. Oil gushed from the well.
2. Blood gushed from the wound.
3. I'm tired of hearing her gush about her boyfriend.
4. Everyone has been gushing over the baby.
5. “Oh, your baby is so cute!” they gushed.

Origin of GUSH

Middle English guschen

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to GUSH

Synonyms: jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, swoosh

Antonyms: dribble, drip, drop, trickle

Related Words: cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms: spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

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Rhymes with GUSH

blush, brush, crush, Cush, flush, hush, lush, mush, plush, rush, shush, slush, thrush, tush