gush
verb (used without object)
to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
was gushing
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past progressiveof gush.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was gushing so hard that it created a standing wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Officials said a water flow of 100 cubic metres per second was gushing from breaches, and water levels in the Inhulets river were rising dangerously.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2022
But we couldn’t do anything, the water was gushing out, the mud was gushing out,” she told The Associated Press.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
It was nighttime, water was gushing, pipes and debris were everywhere.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2021
Pale gray smoke was gushing out of the top.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
