gush
verb (used without object)
to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
had been gushing
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past perfect progressiveof gush.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The Suicide Basin, adjacent to the Mendenhall Glacier above Juneau, had been gushing water into the Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River since Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2025
It had been gushing about 330 gallons of groundwater per minute but the flow has been reduced to about 6 gallons per minute, according to the DNR.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Instead, I made a post on Instagram so I wouldn’t have to talk to the people who had been gushing over Bonnie.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2021
The leak had been gushing for more than two months before Kentucky officials were notified by Virginia on May 13, Dick Brown, a spokesman for the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, said Thursday.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2015
Yet oil had been gushing out of the riser from the explosion through the moment the rig sank, and repeated attempts to stop the flow with the blowout preventer had failed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2010
