gushing

/'gʌʃiɳ/

Definition

Adjective:
- Extravagantly and often insincerely emotional or enthusiastic: Describes speech, writing, or behavior that expresses feelings, praise, or affection in an excessive, unrestrained, and sometimes artificial manner.
- Flowing out suddenly, rapidly, and in large quantities: Describes a liquid, typically water, that is pouring or spurting out forcefully and abundantly.

Examples of Usage

As an adjective describing excessive emotion:
- She gave a gushing review of the performance, praising every detail.
- I find his gushing compliments a bit insincere.
As an adjective describing a forceful flow:
- The firefighters struggled to control the gushing water from the broken main.
- Oil was gushing from the well, creating an environmental crisis.

Advanced Usage

"Gushing over someone/something": To express excessive, effusive admiration or enthusiasm for someone or something.
- The fans were gushing over the celebrity's new hairstyle.
Used to describe a style of writing or speech that is overly sentimental and effusive.
- The author's gushing prose made the novel difficult for some critics to take seriously.

Variants and Related Words

Gush (verb): To flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream; to speak or write with exaggerated enthusiasm.
- Water began to gush from the pipe.
- She tends to gush about her favorite books.
Gushingly (adverb): In a gushing manner.
- He spoke gushingly about his mentor.
Gushy (adjective): Excessively sentimental and effusive. (Synonymous with the emotional sense of "gushing").
- Her gushy thank-you note embarrassed him.

Synonyms

Effusive: Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained, heartfelt manner (can be genuine or excessive).
Rhapsodic: Expressing enthusiastic or ecstatic praise.
Pouring: Flowing rapidly and in large amounts.
Spurting: Flowing out in a sudden, forceful stream.

Antonyms

Related Phrases

Adjective

extravagantly demonstrative
- insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
- a large gushing female
- write unrestrained and gushy poetry
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
- a novel told in burbly panting tones
flowing profusely
- a gushing hydrant
- pouring flood waters

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