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| gush [ gush ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle gushed, present participle gush·ing, 3rd person present singular gush·es) |
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1. flow out fast: to flow out rapidly and in large quantities, or release large quantities of a liquid in a fast-flowing stream
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2. speak or say something effusively: to express yourself, or say something, in an excessively enthusiastic, affectionate, or sentimental way
  "Your children are simply delightful!" she gushed.
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noun (plural gush·es) |
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1. flow of liquid: a fast or copious flow of liquid from somewhere
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2. effusive outburst: an outburst of overenthusiastic or overemotional speech or self-expression
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| [14th century. Probably an imitation of the sound of liquid gushing] |
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| gush·ing adjective |
| gush·ing·ly adverb |
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