gushed

verb

past tense of gush
1
as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

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2
as in raved
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"

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Recent Examples of gushed Elsewhere in the interview, Anstead, 47, gushed about his girlfriend of five years and praised her down-to-earth qualities. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 29 July 2026 On July 20, the 58-year-old Wilson Philips singer shared a selfie on Facebook in which she was seen with the 63-year-old retired actress and gushed over her encounter with one of her childhood idols. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 The veteran has gushed over Edwards’ game, his charisma, his attitude over the years, including during their run to gold together at the Paris Olympics. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026 When the trunk line ruptured early Thursday morning, millions of gallons of water gushed down Holloway Drive, inundating businesses and flooding underground parking garages. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Nolan gushed over Morton’s performance in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026 The 54-year-old actor, a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan, gushed to Chiefs Wire about his excitement over attending the July 3 Madison Square Garden ceremony with wife Lindsay Schweitzer in an interview published Wednesday, July 15. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushed
  1. poured
  2. raved
  3. rushed
  4. drooled
  5. enthused
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  • By late July, four of seven new towers were already standing; the machinery for the highway-side terminal was complete; the village terminal foundations were poured; and the new cabins had arrived.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • In May 2021, Ceuta experienced a similar, sudden influx when more than 8,000 migrants poured in over just two days.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of poured
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  • Brian Cashman has said his defense is big league ready since the winter, and Boone raved about it on Friday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Nootbaar attended Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last game in Japan and absolutely raved about the energy in the stadium.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of raved
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  • Rainwater rushed into Filament Theatre in the Portage Park neighborhood on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • But this time around, Mohn, who was with a friend when the medical emergency unfolded, was rushed to the hospital.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of rushed
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  • For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
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  • In an exclusive interview with WWD, the businessman enthused about the future of the Italian e-tailer and its current CEO.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Shortly after the nurses’ strike, the CEO of the NYC Health and Hospitals, the largest city healthcare system in the US, openly enthused about replacing radiologists with AI.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of enthused

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