effusive, gushing, gushy
(adjective) extravagantly demonstrative; “insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship”; “a large gushing female”; “write unrestrained and gushy poetry”
burbling, burbly, effusive, gushing
(adjective) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; “a novel told in burbly panting tones”
gushing, pouring
(adjective) flowing profusely; “a gushing hydrant”; “pouring flood waters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)
Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
Inclined to gush; effusive.
gushing (plural gushings)
The act or motion of something that gushes.
gushing
present participle of gush
• Huggins, nigguhs
Source: Wiktionary
Gush"ing, a.
1. Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing copiously; as, gushing waters. "Gushing blood." Milton.
2. Emitting copiously, as tears or words; weakly and unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection; sentimental. [Colloq.]
Gush, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gushing.] Etym: [OE. guschen, cf. Icel. gusa and gjsa, also D. gucsen; perh. akin to AS. geĂłtan to pour, G. giessen, Goth. giutan, E. gut. Cf. Found to cast.]
1. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously. He smote the rock that the waters gushed out. Ps ixxviii 20. A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound. Spenser.
2. To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection; to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner. [Colloq.]
Gush, v. t.
1. A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed plase; an emission of a liquid in a large quantity, and with force; the fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of anything; as, a gush of song from a bird. The gush of springs, An fall of lofty foundains. Byron.
2. A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm, etc.; effusive display of sentiment. [Collog.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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