gush

American  

[guhsh] / gʌʃ /

verb (used without object)

1. to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.

   Water gushed from the broken pipe.

   Synonyms:

   flood, stream, pour

2. to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively.

   She gushed with pride over her new grandchild.

3. to have a sudden, copious flow, as of blood or tears.

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verb (used with object)

1. to emit suddenly, forcibly, or copiously.

   Synonyms:

   spurt

noun

1. a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.

2. the fluid emitted.

3. effusive and often insincere language or behavior.

gush British  

/ ɡʌʃ /

verb

1. to pour out or cause to pour out suddenly and profusely, usually with a rushing sound

2. to act or utter in an overeffusive, affected, or sentimental manner

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noun

1. a sudden copious flow or emission, esp of liquid

2. something that flows out or is emitted

3. 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

Strong waves broke through another part of the lake’s wall and about half the lake’s water gushed out, Sattar and his co-authors estimated in a research paper in the journal Science.

From The Wall Street Journal

You may or may not find the shiny new features airlines are gushing about on your next flight.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s hard to wrap your head around that the worst parts of your life have been an inspiration,” she says quietly in voiceover as archival video of women gushing their praises plays around it.

From Salon

Bubbly and friendly, she poked holes with her heels in the paper backdrop as she posed for portraits and gushed over Brittany Murphy’s 2003 film “Uptown Girls.”

From Los Angeles Times

Oil drillers and other energy stocks have unsurprisingly gushed this year thanks to crude prices, which have surged due to the war in Iran and resulting supply constraint concerns.

From Barron's

Related Words

• cascade
• flush
• pour
• spew
• spout