gushing

C1 Topic:Time
US /ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #23142

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Expressing praise or emotion in an overly enthusiastic way.

    The reviewer wrote a gushing report about the new restaurant.

  2. 2
    adj

    Flowing out suddenly and in great amounts.

    They struggled to stop the gushing water from the burst main.

  3. 3
    verb

    Present participle of gush: flowing out fast, or praising too eagerly.

    Blood was gushing from the wound before the nurse arrived.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · expressing praise or... effusivegushy
2 adj · flowing out suddenly and in... pouring
Word family
Derived forms gushinglygushingnessungushing

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