Synonyms of gushes

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noun

plural of gush

1

as in flows

a flowing or going out

the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• exoduses
• outpourings
• rushes
• outflows
• outpours
• drains
• flights
• ebbs
• emanations
• emigrations
• refluxes
• emissions
• reflows
• discharges
• stampedes
• diasporas
• effluences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflows
• fluxes
• floods
• influxes
• overflows
• torrents
• streams
• rivers
• inundations
• inrushes
• tides
• deluges
• spates

2

as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• explosions
• outbursts
• flashes
• eruptions
• flushes
• blazes
• gusts
• spasms
• gales
• paroxysms
• flares
• fits
• storms
• rages
• agonies
• frenzies
• ebullitions
• raptures
• transports
• flare-ups
• tantrums
• ecstasies
• blowups
• grouches
• deliriums
• furors
• firestorms

gushes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gush

1

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force

the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• rushes
• streams
• squirts
• spouts
• spews
• spurts
• splashes
• jets
• rolls
• runs
• swooshes
• flushes
• washes
• surges
• floods
• swells
• sloshes
• cascades
• drowns
• issues
• overflows
• inundates
• overwhelms
• submerges
• engulfs
• deluges
• sluices
• swamps
• plashes
• fountains
• submerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• trickles
• drips
• dribbles
• leaks
• sprinkles
• oozes
• weeps
• seeps
• exudes
• bleeds
• percolates
• strains
• spatters

2

as in raves

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raves
• drools
• enthuses
• rhapsodizes
• effuses
• fusses
• slobbers
• dotes (on)
• fawns
• emotes