gush
Americanverb (used without object)
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to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
Water gushed from the broken pipe.
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to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively.
She gushed with pride over her new grandchild.
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to have a sudden, copious flow, as of blood or tears.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
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the fluid emitted.
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effusive and often insincere language or behavior.
verb
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to pour out or cause to pour out suddenly and profusely, usually with a rushing sound
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to act or utter in an overeffusive, affected, or sentimental manner
noun
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a sudden copious flow or emission, esp of liquid
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something that flows out or is emitted
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an extravagant and insincere expression of admiration, sentiment, etc
Usage
What does gush mean? To gush is to flow forcefully and rapidly. Water gushes out of a firehose. Gush can also be used as a noun referring to such a flow.Gush also commonly means to talk about a particular thing in an emotional, enthusiastic, unreserved way. When used this way, it is often phrased as gush about or gush over.Example: I’m sorry to keep gushing about my baby cousin, but she’s just so adorable!
Related Words
See flow.
Other Word Forms
- gushing adjective
- gushingly adverb
- outgush verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of gush
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; probably of expressive origin; gust 1, rush 1
Example Sentences
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That’s why, in the moments after Jack Hughes scored the winning goal in overtime, all the American players wanted to gush about was Hellebuyck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
But when two of her Calvin Klein coworkers gush, “You’re going to be the American people’s princess!” my inner narrator countered, “No. Not so much.”
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The agent took the opportunity to gush about ICE’s new state-of-the-art semi-automatic tasers and brand-new pepper-ball guns.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
She then proceeded to gush about their new life in the U.K.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026
He took a deep breath and let it out in a gush.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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