gush

verb

\ ˈgəsh

gushed; gushing; gushes

Definition of gush

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

noun

Definition of gush (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a sudden outpouring

b : something emitted in a gushing forth

2 : an effusive display or outpouring

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Synonyms & Antonyms for gush

Synonyms: Verb

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

Synonyms: Noun

exodus, outflow, outpour, outpouring

Antonyms: Verb

dribble, drip, drop, trickle

Antonyms: Noun

flux, inflow, influx, inrush

Examples of gush in a Sentence

Verb

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

Noun

A gush of oil came out of the well. the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Where else can kids visit a new Revolutionary War museum, splash in a historic fountain, and gush over animals at our country’s oldest zoo? — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The best things to do with kids in 13 U.S. cities," 20 Nov. 2018 This is far from the first time John has gushed about his kids with the model-author-actress. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "John Legend Is Already Teaching Daughter Luna How to Sing," 27 Mar. 2019 The country singer and pop star are known for sharing romantic selfies, supporting each other's careers, and gushing about their love at every opportunity. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Gwen Stefani Admitted the Sweetest Thing About Her Boyfriend Blake Shelton," 23 Feb. 2019 The new clip is modeled after the montage scenes in Mean Girls where the students share rumors and gush about Regina George and later Cady Heron. — Claire Dodson, Teen Vogue, "Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" Trailer Stars Troye Sivan and the Original "Mean Girls" Cast," 27 Nov. 2018 Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are known for gushing about each other again and again and again. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Gwen Stefani Just Resurfaced the Ultimate Throwback Photo of Boyfriend Blake Shelton," 17 Jan. 2019 Bale may keep his private life on the DL, but that doesn't stop him from absolutely gushing about his wife. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "How Sibi Blažić Changed Christian Bale's Views About Marriage," 17 Jan. 2019 The two Covey sisters posed on the red carpet together and Janel even gushed about her while talking to reporters. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Everything We Know About Lana Condor's New Show "Deadly Class"," 4 Jan. 2019 The Traffik star and producer stepped out with her new boyfriend Wednesday in New York City, after gushing about him earlier in the week. — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, "'When you know, you know': Paula Patton is in love! See her new boyfriend," 19 Apr. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Naturally, they were asked about their new nephew, and the couple couldn't help but gush. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Wears a Red Blazer and Jeans During a Visit to North Wales," 8 May 2019 Like, do-joint-interviews-and-gush-about-how-we're-real-life-best-friends great. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern Went Christmas Shopping Together in Coordinating Outfits in LA," 23 Dec. 2018 The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources posted a short video of the bizarre practice on Twitter last week, which shows the fish raining down from the aircraft’s underbelly in a gush of water. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Utah Department of Wildlife drops fish from plane for 'extreme restocking' of lake," 30 Aug. 2018 And eventually, because of the nihilist pressure of the unstoppable gush of language itself, cynical to the point of despair. — Cynthia Ozick, New York Times, "One Last Book From a Virtuoso of the Short Story," 14 May 2018 As Beijing struggles to slow the outflow of cash and an erosion in its stockpile of foreign currency, the clock is about to restart on individuals’ annual foreign-exchange quotas, which is expected to set off a fresh gush of outflows. — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, "Has the Big Yuan Short Finally Arrived?," 26 June 2018 The bear also bit into his head and a gash above his ear caused a massive amount of blood gush. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "This Man Got Attacked by the Same Bear Twice — and Lived to Tell About It," 5 Oct. 2016 In the ad's dramatic climax, a gush of water douses the fire and the threat is extinguished. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, "Dem candidate airs bizarre ‘dumpster fire’ ad," 19 June 2018 The run starts with the 50-million-gallons-per-day, crystalline gush of Rock Springs but soon becomes stained like tea by decomposing organic stuff, leaves and cypress needles. — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Wekiva and Rock Springs Run cure stress with gorgeous gators and hypnotic rain," 1 June 2018

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