gushingadjective
uk/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪŋ/UK also gushy,expressing a positive feeling, especially praise, in such a strong way that it does not sound sincere:
One of the more gushing newspapers described the occasion as "a fairy-tale wedding".
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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Exaggerating & playing down
gushingly
adverb uk/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪŋ.li/us/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪŋ.li/also gushily, uk/ˈɡʌʃ.ɪ.li/us