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
In the Sierra Nevada, the snow that blankets the rugged landscape each winter melts and gushes in meadows, streams and rivers, nourishing alpine ecosystems and filling reservoirs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
Sound gushes forth from somewhere deep, their toes or their souls.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
