Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gush

2 senses of gush

Sense 1
flush, gush, outpouring -- (a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words")
       => flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Sense 2
effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition -- (an unrestrained expression of emotion)
       => expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion -- (expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gush

3 senses of gush

Sense 1
spurt, spirt, gush, spout -- (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth")
       => pour -- (flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor")

Sense 2
rave, gush -- (praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant")
       => praise -- (express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance")

Sense 3
jet, gush -- (issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building")
       => run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")

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