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gush

noun
/ˈɡʌʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English guschen, gusshen, gosshien, perhaps from Middle Dutch guysen (“to flow out with a gurgling sound, gush”) or Old Norse gusa (“to gush”), ultimately imitative. Compare Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), German gießen (“to pour”), Old English ġēotan ("to pour"; > English yote). Related to gust.

  1. derived from gusa — “to gush”
  2. derived from guysen — “to flow out with a gurgling sound, gush”
  3. inherited from guschen

Definitions

  1. A sudden rapid outflow.

    • There was a cartoon woman in an apron on the front. She stood with one hand on her hip while she used the other hand to pour a gush of drain-cleaner into something that was either an industrial sink or Orson Welles's bidet.

  2. To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

    • Water gushed out of the broken pipe.
    • After he was stabbed, blood came gushing out his throat.
    • All the complaints she'd bottled up came gushing out during their marriage counselling session.

  3. To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.

    • The other was no longer capable of controlling his anger; his parasite creature amplified his passion by ten; his jaws cracked open and his great mouth gushed blood from torn gums as teeth grew out of them like bone sickles.
    • A beautiful spring gushed water from the ground in this mountainous sector of Polk County, inspiring the name of the place.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To ejaculate during orgasm.

      • Her orgasm exploded over her, making her writhe and cry out his name. She gushed over his hand, her cunt gripping and releasing his invading fingers.
      • Somehow, this made his ejaculations all the more exciting, sending hot tingles streaking through her as he gushed.
      • […] she pulled off an amazing orgasm, one after another, she gushed with force, […]

    2. To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.

      • The young mother was gushing over a baby.
      • Miss Johnson gushed approval with her usual air of coquettish superiority.
      • Randy Thornton, a producer with Walt Disney Records, put it this way: “Walt was not a man who gushed praise. His biggest words of approval were, 'That'll work.'

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA