gush
verb /ɡʌʃ/
/ɡʌʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gush | /ɡʌʃ/ /ɡʌʃ/ |
| he / she / it gushes | /ˈɡʌʃɪz/ /ˈɡʌʃɪz/ |
| past simple gushed | /ɡʌʃt/ /ɡʌʃt/ |
| past participle gushed | /ɡʌʃt/ /ɡʌʃt/ |
| -ing form gushing | /ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] gush out of/from/into something | gush out/in to flow or pour suddenly and quickly out of a hole in large amounts
- blood gushing from a wound
- Water gushed out of the pipe.
- [transitive] gush something (of a container/vehicle etc.) to suddenly let out large amounts of a liquid
- The tanker was gushing oil.
- (figurative) She absolutely gushed enthusiasm.
- [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) (disapproving) to express so much praise or emotion about somebody/something that it does not seem sincere
- ‘You are clever,’ she gushed.
Word Originlate Middle English: probably imitative.