gush

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verb

ˈgəsh How to pronounce gush (audio)
gushed; gushing; gushes
Synonyms of gush

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
gushingly
ˈgə-shiŋ-lē How to pronounce gush (audio)
adverb

gush

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a sudden outpouring
b
: something emitted in a gushing forth
2
: an effusive display or outpouring

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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
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Verb
While speaking with IMDb, Mackie couldn’t help but take a moment to gush over getting the chance to work with McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who stars as Charles Xavier/Professor X, in Doomsday. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 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
Noun
And then hearing Lane Johnson gush about Mannion’s scheme was interesting. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 There is no effort to hide the tubes and apparatuses from which fake bodily fluids gush. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gush

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English guschen

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of gush was in the 15th century

Rhymes for gush

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“Gush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gush. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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gush

1 of 2 verb
ˈgəsh How to pronounce gush (audio)
1
: to flow out or pour forth in great quantities or violently : spout
oil gushed from the new well
2
: to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
gushed about their favorite rock star

gush

2 of 2 noun
1
: a sudden outpouring
2
: an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

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