gushing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ

Adjective

gushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)

1. Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
2. Inclined to gush; effusive.

   a gushing tourist

   • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in The History of Pendennis. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

     With what smothered sorrow, with what gushing pathos, Mrs. Haller delivered her part!

Derived terms

• gushingly
• gushingness

Translations

flowing forth suddenly or violently

• Bulgarian: бликащ (bg) (blikašt)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀσταγής (astagḗs)

Noun

gushing (plural gushings)

1. The act or motion of something that gushes.
   • 1866, George Wyard, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Oh, then what gushings forth of living water are seen to flow out from the smitten Rock!

Verb

gushing

1. present participle and gerund of gush

Anagrams

• Huggins, nigguhs