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   Gush

   /ɡəSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a liquid) flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly: "William watched the murky liquid gushing out" Similar surgeburstspoutspurtjetstreamrushpourspillwell outcascadefloodflowrunissueemanateinformal:slooshrare:disembogue
   • ▪ send out in a rapid and plentiful stream: "the tanker began to gush oil from its damaged hull"
   • 2. speak or write with effusiveness or exaggerated enthusiasm: "a nice old lady reporter who covers the art openings and gushes about everything" Similar enthuseover-enthusebe enthusiasticbe effusiveeffuseraverhapsodizego into raptureswax lyricaleffervescebubble overget carried awaymake too much ofoverstate the casepraise to the skiesinformal:go madgo crazygo wildget all worked upgo over the topbig something upballyhoodated:cry something up

   noun

   • 1. a rapid and plentiful stream or burst of something: "a gush of blood"
   • 2. exaggerated effusiveness or enthusiasm.

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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