gush

gush

noun

Definition of GUSH

1

a flowing or going out <the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water>

Synonyms exodus, gush, outpour, outpouring

Related Words drain, flow; ebb, reflow, reflux; rush, stampede; diaspora, emigration, flight; discharge, effluence, emanation, emission

Near Antonyms deluge, flood, inundation, overflow, spate, torrent; river, stream, tide

Antonyms flux, inflow, influx, inrush

2

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling <with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay>

Synonyms agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gush, gust, paroxysm, spasm, storm

Related Words blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum; ecstasy, rapture, transport; delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor