gush
verb (used without object)
to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
gushed
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past participleof gush.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gush.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gushverb (used without object)to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
Example Sentences
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“Floor-to-ceiling windows opened to the south and east, bathing the space in natural light,” Jacobs gushed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
As Oprah Winfrey gushed to Burden, a Harvard-educated lawyer and the granddaughter of socialite Babe Paley: “You are every woman. You have written the manual for every woman.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“If you’re looking for the chicest way to travel, this is it,” an Atlanta-based real estate advisor gushed in an Instagram video that appears to have been filmed at the Atlanta terminal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
For years, Meta had little need to borrow, thanks to a highly profitable advertising business that gushed cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A stream of pale ash-colored syrup gushed out from the mills, bubbling white with foam.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
