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[ verb ] gush forth in a sudden stream or jet of liquids

Synonyms

spout spirt spurt

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

He told Argiento to take a bird out of the cage , cut a large vein under its wing , let the blood gush into Michelangelo 's injured eye .

2
[ verb ] praise enthusiastically

Synonyms

rave

Examples

"She raved about that new restaurant"

Used in print

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

`` Oh , I'm so delighted to meet you '' , she gushed .

Related terms

praise effusion

3
[ verb ] issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth

Synonyms

jet

Examples

"Water jetted forth" "flames were jetting out of the building"

Related terms

run gusher

4
[ noun ] a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

Synonyms

outpouring flush

Examples

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

Related terms

flow springtide spurt flush

5
[ noun ] an unrestrained expression of emotion
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