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
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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
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“Gush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gush. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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gush
2 of 2 noun1
: a sudden outpouring
2
: an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
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