Meaning of gush in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡəʃ/

    US accent Play button

    UK accent Play button

  1. Verb

    gush

    Etymology

    late Middle English: probably imitative

    Definitions

    1. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

    Examples

    • « water gushed forth »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. praise enthusiastically

    Examples

    • « She raved about that new restaurant »

    Derived terms

  3. 3. issue in a jet

    Examples

    • « come out in a jet »
    • « stream or spring forth »
    • « Water jetted forth »
    • « flames were jetting out of the building »

    Derived terms

  4. Noun

    gush

    Definitions

    1. a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

    Examples

    • « he heard the flush of a toilet »
    • « there was a little gush of blood »
    • « she attacked him with an outpouring of words »

    Derived terms

  5. 2. an unrestrained expression of emotion

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « Right now I'm so old that if I had a big gush of money, I don't know what I'd do with it. I don't travel anymore. I don't need anything, don't want anything. I'd give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it. »
    Jack Vance
  • « I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one. »
    Aneurin Bevan

Browse dictionary