gush

gush
[[t]gʌ̱ʃ[/t]]
gushes, gushing, gushed
1) V-ERG When liquid gushes out of something, or when something gushes a liquid, the liquid flows out very quickly and in large quantities.

[V adv/prep] Piping-hot water gushed out...

[V n] A supertanker continues to gush oil off the coast of Spain.

2) N-SING: usu N of n A gush of liquid is a sudden, rapid flow of liquid, or a quantity of it that suddenly flows out.

I heard a gush of water.

3) VERB If someone gushes, they express their admiration or pleasure in an exaggerated way.

[V with quote] `Oh, it was brilliant,' he gushes...

[V prep] He gushed about his love for his wife.

Derived words:
gushing ADJ-GRADED

He delivered a gushing speech.

4) N-SING: N of n You can use gush in expressions such as a gush of enthusiasm to refer to a sudden intense feeling or an expression of a feeling.

She felt a gush of pure affection for her mother...

Their initial gush of sympathy gradually dried up.


English dictionary. 2008.

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