gushed; gushing; gushes
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
1
a
: a sudden outpouring
b
: something emitted in a gushing forth
2
: an effusive display or outpouring
Synonyms
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
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Around the clock, water on the 35-acre lake gushes out of an underwater pipe in a stone dam into Sharon Creek.
—The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
As the truck navigated through a puddle, water gushed over the tires.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Moyer celebrated Mother’s Day on Instagram in 2019 and gushed over Paquin’s multitasking skills.
—Sabrina Picou, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Their lives were so grand, so architectural, infrastructural, awesome, admired, adventurous, outsize, so representative of some (or many) of this country’s ideals that the elegies come gushing.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
In addition to my high praise, it's also garnered over 21,000 perfect ratings from shoppers, who gushed that its easy-to-apply formula never feels greasy.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Winter storms battered the area, the damage worsened by a piping system installed by the military to try and preserve a fairy shrimp vernal pool on the cliff above, storm water gushing down pipes and onto the road.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, the Gossip Girl alum, 36, gushed about Ryan Reynolds’, 47, while sharing the trailer for his upcoming movie IF on her Instagram Stories.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
There followed a full five minutes of gush — how much both of them enjoy NR and NRO and me and Charlie and Andy and Rich and Luba’s new magazine design and, well, just about all of it.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
Enlarge Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Medical imagery tends to burst with gore and horror, from grisly gashes, festering flesh, to a merciless gush of other odious afflictions.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 July 2023
Despite the cold gushes and unexpected flurries from yesterday’s wintry weather, more than 700 people in their best black-tie ensembles came down to Cipriani Wall Street to celebrate Giving Tuesday at the annual UNICEF Gala.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
On her way out of her doctor's office, Weller experienced another gush of liquid that was yellow and had a strong odor.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
But their lament will soon give way to celebration: Into the earth goes the pipe and out comes a great gush of oil, raining down on the Osage in a sequence of surreal, joyous revelry.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
The gush smashes into the surrounding interstellar gas and dust, and the constant collisions produce those radiant wings.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2023
But don’t expect a gush of businesses listing their shares this year.
—Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
Verb
But his music and his politics aside, the show-stealer on Tuesday night was the same individual who stole a little bit of Hozier’s thunder by gushing about his historic hit before the sun had gone down: Allison Russell.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Around the clock, water on the 35-acre lake gushes out of an underwater pipe in a stone dam into Sharon Creek.
—The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
As the truck navigated through a puddle, water gushed over the tires.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Moyer celebrated Mother’s Day on Instagram in 2019 and gushed over Paquin’s multitasking skills.
—Sabrina Picou, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Their lives were so grand, so architectural, infrastructural, awesome, admired, adventurous, outsize, so representative of some (or many) of this country’s ideals that the elegies come gushing.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
In addition to my high praise, it's also garnered over 21,000 perfect ratings from shoppers, who gushed that its easy-to-apply formula never feels greasy.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Winter storms battered the area, the damage worsened by a piping system installed by the military to try and preserve a fairy shrimp vernal pool on the cliff above, storm water gushing down pipes and onto the road.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, the Gossip Girl alum, 36, gushed about Ryan Reynolds’, 47, while sharing the trailer for his upcoming movie IF on her Instagram Stories.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
These formations are also found on Earth’s seafloor, where hot water heated by underground magma gushes into its otherwise freezing surroundings.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
There followed a full five minutes of gush — how much both of them enjoy NR and NRO and me and Charlie and Andy and Rich and Luba’s new magazine design and, well, just about all of it.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
Enlarge Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Medical imagery tends to burst with gore and horror, from grisly gashes, festering flesh, to a merciless gush of other odious afflictions.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 July 2023
Despite the cold gushes and unexpected flurries from yesterday’s wintry weather, more than 700 people in their best black-tie ensembles came down to Cipriani Wall Street to celebrate Giving Tuesday at the annual UNICEF Gala.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
On her way out of her doctor's office, Weller experienced another gush of liquid that was yellow and had a strong odor.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
But their lament will soon give way to celebration: Into the earth goes the pipe and out comes a great gush of oil, raining down on the Osage in a sequence of surreal, joyous revelry.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
The gush smashes into the surrounding interstellar gas and dust, and the constant collisions produce those radiant wings.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2023
But don’t expect a gush of businesses listing their shares this year.
—Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Gush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gush. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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gush
2 of 2 noun1
: a sudden outpouring
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: an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
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