gush
verb (used without object)
to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
gushes
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pluralof gush.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof gush (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
gushverb (used without object)to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
Example Sentences
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On that last track, recorded a dozen years ago, Mr. Lloyd, playing alto sax, seems like a fountain, distilling fragments of songs and scales into a narrative that spills forth in graceful gushes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“I’ve basically modeled my whole look and style after you,” Carpenter gushes when she and Piggy finally meet in the recent special.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Maam Essan, a 23-year-old Parisian, gushes at the sight of Mona Kattan, the sister of beauty mogul Huda Kattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
His touchpoints are framed by spectacular gushes of light and shadow, a near mystical sense of color, all of which negotiate the way we see, and thus remember.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
“The Wizard of Oz? That’s the movie in Technicolor,” gushes Marion.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
