GUSHING

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


Adjective

gushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)

Flowing forth suddenly or violently.

Inclined to gush; effusive.

Noun

gushing (plural gushings)

The act or motion of something that gushes.

Verb

gushing

present participle of gush

Anagrams

• 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

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



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